[Empire 5] IC Thread

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First Leader: Choir-Sings-Harmonious-Fury, Keeper of the Choir
Diplomacy: 7
Military: 4
Economy: 3
Philosophy: 3
Intrigue: 2

Actions:

[Diplomacy 5] Establish Embassy with CLS

[Military] Raise a unit of C̶͖͑H̵̙́O̸͙͆I̸̭̕R̸̅͜ ̷̤̂Ě̷͇N̴͇͝F̶̠̿O̶̳̽R̵͙̀C̴͇̈E̷͒͜R̸̈ͅS̴̼͆


[Diplomacy]Stabilize K3 (Success!)


[Diplomacy] Inquest Exploration of K1 (Fail!)

[Diplomacy] Inquest Exploration L2 (Success!)

[Gengy]

End of Round Nine.

All edits to actions posts made after this point will be considered invalid.

[Gengy]

Round Ten... Loading...
The below happens between Galactic Dates 217516.0.0.81 - 2175018.0.0.80
Don’t forget to link to any rolls you make for ANY Attribute checks, plus rolls for rulers you will start using at the start of next round. If you want a new ruler in the next round, you must state so in your action post for this round and link to their rolls. Any increases from actions for this round are counted for the ruler you start your next round with (because it’s handier to account for by the co-GM), which may or may not be your current ruler.
Good luck!

Rules Alerts and Changes!

• Occupation Rules have been updated! Please take a moment to review them in the Rules Thread. As we mentioned a plausible update last round opener, these new rules will take effect starting this round. Some highlights:
  Both actions and non-actions are now blocked when an Occupying player chooses to block a stat
  Choosing to block a stat opens up special actions for the Occupying player to choose to do, as an additional once per turn action, related to the blocked stat.
  Please read the full “Occupation” rules for more information.
• Failed Assassinations/Kidnappings of a named and stat-holding character do not expend the Intrigue 5 Special Action, but the target of the failed attempt receives an additional +2 to resist further attempts in the following round, as security around them is heightened. This rule change/clarification is to better fall in line with what is more commonly understood to already exist, and has nothing to do with the Terror section for this Round. Don’t immediately go look. Finish reading the Rules Changes/Alerts first.
• Trade Rules have been clarified. Of note, the addition that both parties must acknowledge a Trade of Technologies is now included in the Rules. Gifting a technology does not require this acknowledgment from the recipient.
• Per the existing rules, the round after a player is confirmed to have made a Permanent Tactical Doctrine, all subsequent battles have a +2 to the Tactical Maneuvering roll for the rest of the game for that Stellar Power. Wth a new Military 5 [Tactical Doctrine] creating a second or more TD(s), a player can only choose to use one Tactical Doctrine at a time per battle. They can choose to use a different doctrine in the same turn in a different battle, so long as they indicate the choice in their IC Post. Each Permanent Tactical Doctrine adds to the total +2 bonuses received.
• Coalition Losses have been changed to fall in line with the Size Loss changes. Coalition Losses are now rolled at 1d3, with a loss on 1. This change is being monitored for potential reversion.
• Just a reminder: If you are fighting more than one battle in a round, you have to decide which one your Leader is commanding. All other battles your country is involved in, but your leader is not leading personally, only get half the leader's Military score as a bonus. Generals created by the Military 5 special action can be assigned to lead armies as well. If a player does not specify which commanders they are using, it is assumed the Leader will lead the first army listed and that unnamed commanders will lead the remainder.
  
  The above means that if you are ONLY fighting one battle, by default, your Leader will be leading that battle.
• Please see the OOC Thread regarding an important announcement from the GM Team.

Growth!

(D10 used; RTH Requires Verification CI is now permanent)

A sudden breakthrough in translation technology in the year '514 makes extended diplomatic contact with the Grymlan combine a feasible reality. Via a special speech filter applied post-simulacrum translation, Grymlan speech can be made to sound like a quaint and old fashioned Dipanan dialect. Taking advantage of this advance for the sanity of Dipanan delegates, a diplomatic outpost is constructed in combine space. (D5 used; DCN establishes an Embassy with OwO!)

(D5 used; HMY establishes an Embassy with CLS!)

(D5 used; CEL establishes an Embassy with DNM!)

(Diplomacy Resolution used; VSL successfully presses a claim on K23 1/1 and gains 1 Unit of Telenite-Yundar Coalition Forces!)

(DCC successfully presses a claim on H22, 1/1 and gains 1 Unit of Mining Drones!)

(CBS successfully presses a claim on I5, 2/2)

(MYA successfully presses a claim on J30, 1/1 and gains 1 Unit of Assassins!!)

The diminutive drone inhabitants of the region finally reach consensus that joining the Republic is in their best interest. (CEL successfully presses a claim on Q27, 2/2 and gains 1 Unit of Drone Defenders!)

The Syndrome and the Housers are finally able to come to an agreement. An awful lot of money changes hands, and it's impossible to tell who came out on top of the deal, especially when Church of Rust representatives show up with their own impressive offer driving up costs to the Syndrome, but in the end the House agrees to become a member state of the Syndrome Protectorates. (SYN successfully presses a claim on U19, 2/2 and gains 1 Unit of Security Detail!)

(RMT successfully presses a claim on Q21, 1/2.)

(KSP successfully presses a claim on N4, 1/2.)

(UNN successfully presses a claim on U5, 1/2.)

(FCO successfully presses a claim on W21, 1/2)

(MYA successfully presses a claim on I29, 1/2)

(DSD successfully establishes a claim on U7.)

(MFM successfully establishes a claim on F16.)

(TZH completes CPC Base in E5 gaining 1 Rep & 1 Favor!)

(MFM successfully raises their Reputation with CmC 0->1 and ANE 0->1 !)

In one of the large scale galactic bids carried out at the Pan-Galactic Auction following the brawl over Droccen Superstar Korima the entire sector of space callously dubbed “Lot 5” by it’s Nyxian invaders is auctioned off to the distant and disintegrating Rothuun government for a tidy sum. Opinions of the locals about being pawns to be bought and sold is not especially considerate towards their auctioneer or purchaser and the region grows more unstable for it. (D24 is transferred from NYX to RMT! D24 progresses from Unrest to Unstable!)

The Star League gains a powerful economic boon as the Etherites flock to the Vilari in the wake of disturbing rumors along their southern border and an influx of refugees. The pledging of Etherite wealth to the Star League’s grandiose purpose will surely aid the League in expanding its presence in the economic realms of interest to a peaceful galaxy. (ETH pledges vassalage to VSL!)

In a surprising move SPACE KING, the first and possibly most famous KING OF SPAAACCEEE, bends the (nearest artificial approximation of a) knee to the Chief Deputy Warden of the Wardens of World’s End more or less doubling the Warden’s claimed dominion and expanding their reach around the Core dramatically. Whether out of fear of what lay within the Core or for reasons yet unknown to the general galactic populace this political maneuver has many scratching their heads as to what SPACE KING and the Wardens had planned. (KNV pledges vassalage to WWE!)

(CEL establishes an Embassy with DNM)

(NDA becomes a Merchant Power! NDA may spend a sixth action on [Economy] as long as they maintain 15 or more Trade Posts.)

(Resolution Action Used; RTH successfully presses a claim on U9, 1/1. RTH Diplomacy is treated as a '1' for Round 10! RTH gains 1 unit of Draxxeri Nomads!)

The following regions are successfully stabilized:
VSL I25
GLR M9
KRO F14
CWZ G25
HMY K3
MYA G29
CLS X12

Trade!


(E10 used; NDA is now a Merchant Power and may take a sixth Economy only action each round!)

(DCC E5 used to improve G21 from minor to good and take TP2)

Hasson 3 was a wonderfully potent and pure fuel but the Kronin were technicians as well as soldiers on their numerous battlefields and had learned early on the importance of not relying exclusively on a limited supply to run a war. Battlefield adaptations by the Kronin soon see space fighter craft retrofitted to run off of just about any source of high potential energy storage and the jury rigging efforts of the Kronin quickly gain widespread popularity among engineers the galaxy over with access to the potent HEAT Engine. (E5 used; HEAT Engines Resource Requirement now broadened to “Fuel” Category by KRO!)

While there were those in Union calling for war against the Alysians for their cutting off of Methane to the capital and constant harassment about orbital bombardment of Union protected cities the General Secretary hoped to find a path of compromise. To that end resources and labor are poured into the energy crystal mines of sector R4 securing a source of Alysian approved clean energy. (E5 used; UNN upgrades R4 Energy Crystals from [Good] to [Great] taking TP3!)

Leelee Buildfast is abundantly grateful to her fellow Grymlans permitting herself and her team of prototype engineers safe harbor in the wake of the Sisterhood’s dissolution into the Core Patrol. Core Containment Incorporated may not have captured the hearts and minds of Axiom but they were assured a safe and productive future with their own base of operations nestled in Combine space. As a gesture of gratitude crunch time efforts are poured into producing a general guideline for reverse engineering xeno technologies. While the briefed purpose was to aid in peeling off technological advances made by the Same it was undeniable that the techniques outlined were as applicable to the Same as they were to any sufficiently technologically advanced stellar power. (OwO completes CCI Base gaining “The Essential Grymlan’s Guide to Reverse Engineering aka EGGRE” tech. Effect: +1 to technology theft rolls. Requires: Grymlan Farseeker Corps)

(NUT successfully buys out T24 TP#2, [Tabine Warriors])
(NUT successfully buys out U21 TP#1, [Onliest Hats])
(NUT successfully buys out R26 TP#3, [Celes Alloys])

(RMT successfully buys out P18 TP#1, [Hyper Honey])
(RMT successfully buys out Q24 TP#2, [Ordivician Alloys])

(KRO successfully buys out F14 TP#1, [Fellstone Fennel])

(DCC successfully buys out H18 TP#1 [Magnalium Alloy])

(NYX successfully buys out D24 TP#1, [Cyreilian Marching Powder])

(UNN successfully buys out S9 TP#1, [Boreal Metal])

(NDA successfully buys out F20 TP#2, [Bilithium])

(ETH successfully buys out H24 TP#3, [Black Hole Generators])

(CLS successfully buys out R12 TP#3, [Clone Knights]

(NYX trades Mobius System (M5) Sonics TP1 to UPT
UPT trades UPT (E31) Spies TP1 to NYX)

(FCO attempts to gift Origin’s End (V20) Salvage Technicians TP1 to KCW)

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(OOC: Action temporarily invalid, due to Trading/Gifting of Trade Posts requiring (a) an Embassy between players and (b) an Economy Action spent by both players. The former qualifier is true, but KCW did not post this last round. The GM Team is aware of extenuating circumstances due to out of game issues, and the Head GM has made stipulation to the normal rules; if KCW acknowledges the gifting in a non-action this round, the Tech gifting will go through. This ruling is made in response to some prior rules needing clarification and the previously mentioned extenuating circumstances. Further "gifts" of Trade Posts will follow the rules.)

Ideology!

With the support from the UPT an attempt to bring about the conversion of multiple regions with wide spread ideological promotion and psychic connection is pushed. However only one sector willingly converts the rest resisting the attempt. (P5 used; KSP successfully converts E29 to Spiral Dancer)

Malicha manages to commune with Altea, who has affirmed that she is no longer the Pontiff. Indeed, she has transcended the office, and instead wishes to confine herself to the catacombs of the Cathedral with any Caller Fragments the Church collects. The simple fact that Altea has been communed with after an 'abdication' strengthens the resolve of the Church as a whole, and with her new physical form obtaining relics will be far more difficult for any would-be interlopers...(P5 used; ITS establishes Heir of Iteus an Iteusism Assembly in Itean (T16)!)

Originating from the Xaldarian Expanse as a sage and seeker of truths Brez Y'ett's sponsorship of a formal philosophical academy being organized back on the Symbraum homeworld came as no surprise. The "God Mind Seminary" was set to become the premiere bastion for Spiral Dancer instruction not only in UPT space but across the whole of Axiom. Here it was hoped the finest most inquisitive minds of the gods would be shaped and honed by the revelations of divine knowledge allowing the psychic web to grow stronger through shared knowledge of the highest truths. (P5 used; UPT establishes God Mind Seminary a Spiral Dancer Assembly in Xaldarian Expanse (E31)!)

(P5 used; FCO establishes a Church of Rust Assembly in Origin’s End (V20)!)

It is said that numerous Knights Vacio are wavering in their loyalty toward the self-styled SPACE KING. However, SPACE KING is so awesome that only jealous foreigners could have spread these vile thoughts among the Knights. In particular, the Uplift Chorus and the Church of Rust seem to be guilty of the horrible crime of not fully devoting themselves to the worship of SPACE KING, even swaying some Knights to value things other than loyalty to their leader. But surely SPACE KING will find a way to overcome these B-list villains, just as he has overcome every one before them.

The Cult of Renewal has been stagnating since the Maturation. Strangely, it turns out that aliens care more for wasting their time on UwU’s most popular websites or defending the galaxy from the evil incarnate hiding in its core than being pressured into having children. Religious leaders regularly meet, but they have run dry of ideas, and have settled for waiting for a divine sign. Either someone or something will come and renew the Cult of Renewal, or it will die a slow death just like the cult that came before it.

GLR and KNV have no State Ideology LCs - respectively the Cult of Renewal and Chivalric Codes! If they do not take an action to change State Ideology or convert some LCs back, Unrest may occur in the next round! Additionally, the Cult of Renewal has 0 LCs and will become a Lost Ideology if no LCs are converted to it!

(SYN adopts Iteusism as their State Ideology)

(WWE successfully converts M21 from DDD to Shadow and Flame, In Accord)

(DCC successfully converts H22 to the One)

(UPT successfully converts Demon’s Fall (E27) to Spiral Dancer)

(VSL successfully converts the Hoop Breach (L28) to Way of the Tides)

(TZH successfully converts D4 to the One)

(LYR successfully converts U29 to OwO)

(RTH successfully converts G23 to the One)

Terror!

North of the Core investigation by the Geleans into the Same’s unusual advanced technology bears fruit when Auroran Ideals Corp. has a massive breakthrough in reverse engineering the remnants of the Same’s unique weapons system. The breakthrough announcement is quickly plastered across galactic message boards due to a mishap involving the Aeternus Nightly News and a likely very out of work intern at AIC but aside from Axiom’s news-aware being alerted the Same themselves seem none the wiser. The same unfortunately cannot be said for efforts along the southern border…(GLR successfully steals Energy Conversion Weaponry! Effect: +1 Battle rolls. Requires: Arcana. Slot: Ranged Weaponry.)

The Wardens were not an especially technological or scientifically minded organization being more concerned with advancing their ideological and political aims than in pursuing a material understanding of the world. Their mystic rituals gave them great prowess in battle and bravery in many matters but their work to divine meaning from the wreckage of v0.07 is far from successful. Core Patrol offers what aid they can and hosts researchers at the Umbral Augury but this proves to be a mistake when the wrong button is pressed by an enterprising investigator and a broadcast is emitted by the chunk of Same. The Wardens and Patrolmen have only moments to realize what has happened, a broadcast directly into the center of Corespace carrying coordinates and a distress beacon, before the scraps on board the Augury detonate in a fiery explosion severely damaging the Augury and killing or wounding nearly two hundred Wardens and Patrolmen. Needless to say no greater understanding was achieved in relation to the Same’s acts of divination, a signal with unknown but no doubt nefarious purpose had been broadcast, and a great wound in the Core Patrol’s HQ was left in dire need of repair. (WWE fails to acquire a Same technology! A beacon was transmitted to the Same tracing back to Hearth (N18)! Umbral Augury is damaged! While an Organization's HQ is damaged, it does not grant a Base Bonus and the Organization takes a -2 penalty to all rolled actions; the HQ can be repaired with a two-action Project by the owner of the region in which it is located. If the Umbral Augury is Damaged two more times before it is repaired it will be Destroyed!)

Commodore Bandon of the Eradicator base positioned in sector Z18 is thrilled when a ship matching the description of the Broker’s drifts into his space emitting an SOS. Eradicators are swiftly dispatched to “aid” the ship by escorting it to dock with the Eradicator base whereupon it is discovered the ship had been abandoned by its crew but remained loaded down with high quality salvage. Though perhaps a wiser Eradicator would have questioned such seemingly unbelievable luck Bandon was desperate for salvage in the underexplored region he sat in and ordered the vessel brought to him immediately. Unfortunately it appears this was indeed a trap laid by unfriendly interests and his lack of caution dooms his fellow Eradicators when a nuclear device is detonated following dry dock wiping out the Commodore and his seat of power alongside. (ANE base in Z18 is destroyed by unknown assailants!)

High Dreamer Xasarth had faced resource shortages, provincial rebellions, and war with pantheons of hidden strength and overcome these obstacles. He had led the Kamasati Pantheon into a new era of enlightenment formalizing the tenets of the Spiral Dancers and expanding the pantheon’s protected holdings fivefold. He was strong, healthy, a powerful leader his fellow gods could look to for a steady constant...until he wasn’t.
A great sickness takes hold of the High Dreamer in the wake of his conflict with the Gray unionist whalers and the great leader is confined to rest as an unknown malady spreads its cancerous blackness through his godly form. Dreamers and Dream Children alike of learning and medicine from the pantheon’s holdings can do nothing to save their divine leader finding whatever sickness or wicked spell had taken hold was too powerful and poorly understood to be counteracted. The High Dreamer’s mate and companion Xix is present for her partner’s final moments and the two share a tender moment of two beings long in love now torn apart by malice and death. The High Dreamer’s widow swears divine vengeance upon the heads of those responsible. (High Dreamer Xasarth of KSP is assassinated! An investigation may reveal the responsible party!)

One hazy day in the jungles of Bos 1 a curious sight is spotted by Mier Formican soldiers on guard outside the temple-manor of blessed Aptinoma Mier, a gaggle of halflings from sector C19 appeared at the edge of the colony’s cleared land with an unusual demeanor. The halflings claim to represent vague “corporate interests” from their home sector and demand an audience with the Formican demigod. Suspicions are raised by their peculiar actions and a security sweep ordered by the alert guards reveals an infiltrator attempting to enter the queen’s private chambers while his comrades acted as a distraction. The trespasser is bearing equipment that seems to indicate an intent to kidnap the Formican’s majestic leader. The responsible parties commit a bombastic suicide when discovered self immolating through some hidden device on their person that leaves naught but ash and suspicion in their wake! (A kidnapping attempt against Aptinoma Mier of the MFM fails! An investigation may reveal the responsible party!)

Predator has many thoughts, many ideas, and seeks to consult the Mier Formica Queens.
(Predator makes demands for one of MFM’s actions. This section of the Opener is still a Work in Progress...)

With the aid of the refugees that arrived in their borders, the Etherites begin to piece together a story of strange governmental changes in H28. The sector seems to have been completely taken over by the Melfynian ruling body, apparently in a secret bid to push their galactic border further out from their capital. The take over was done peacefully enough, but many of the locals were unhappy with the changes; they either got over it, or left for the Etherite border. Still, many families were separated, and many people were made unhappy.
(ETH investigates the unrest in H28, and discovers MYA is in control of the region! The Unrest occurred because there were peaceful protestors who decided to leave the region, rather then fight.)

The Kamasati “Gods” had ignored the needs of the people for too long and without the Advanced sensor arrays traveling from planet to planet was impossible without outside assistance. During some of these assisted travels some chatter on the Psychic Web indicates that the The mightiest gods of the Pantheon didn't care for the needs of the commons and their failure to deliver on material wants was no accident: They had never intended to, desiring only greater power and glory for themselves. While many refused to believe this as their leader, High Dreamer Xasarath, could provide answers to even the most difficult of questions and the most heinous of accusations. Gaining the support of the people he managed to prevent the unstable population from lashing out, this was until The High Dreamer came down with a suspicious sickness that proved to be fatal. Not knowing if this was a move for power, outside jealousy or an attempt to focus the populaces attention elsewhere the people had had enough. Grabbing what weapons were available they took to the streets and random acts of violence spread through the capital system of Kamasati. The violence continues until one day the psychic web is overwhelmed with messages from someone calling themselves The Awoken. They promise that if the rebels attention is focused on overthrowing the current pantheon a new era of prosperity and transparency will follow. The message seems to resonate and soon the random acts of violence are coordinated under a movement lead by the Awoken.
(KSP Capital is now in Rebellion! Required Resource is not met! High Dreamer died unexpectedly! Whispers, possibly coming from The Awoken, possibly from someone else and used by the Awoken, are spread throughout the Psychic Web. 3 Rebel "Restless" Units are in the region!)

An’Null’s Eradicators dread having to give the Shadow Admiral bad news. Many messengers die when he hears that both bases in the north and eastern quadrants of the Galaxy have been attacked and destroyed with only a few clues leading the perpetrators… The Shadow Admiral is not pleased, and rumors indicate that he has sworn to find and personally deal with those responsible!
(ANE Bases in Z18 and R2 are both destroyed!)

The following Capitals go Unstable due to a lack of their required resources and failure to attempt and procure a source of the demanded resource.
(N6 KSP)

The following regions go into Rebellion due to a lack of interest from their leading governments…
KCW M23
KSP M7

The following regions go into Unrest due to a lack of interest from their leading governments…
(OOC: Write-ups still requested… Write ups provided during the course of Round 10 will eliminate Unrest)
(EAA P8
HMY K3
LYR U29
LYR T26
CLS X12
WWE M19
KBC J6
KBC J4
KSP O5
SPR R8
CLS W13
CLS W15
KNV P12)

The following regions go Unstable due to continued lack of interest from their sovereign governments… (OOC: Write-ups still requested…Write ups provided during the course of Round 10 will reduce Unstable to Unrest)
(KSP M3
EAA L22 (now R4)
RTH T12
HMY C21(now K3)

[Gengy]

War!

After more than two decades of exemplary service as commander of the Harbinger's fighter wing, Aishwarya Khatri reluctantly accepts a promotion to Fleet Admiral. As the all-time Celenian ace with 457 craft destroyed during her career as a fighter pilot, Khatri says she'll continue to "lead from the front" and coordinate military action from her cockpit. (CEL recruits a Military 10 General, “Aishwarya Khatri”)

While SPACE HORSES are naturally very intelligent creatures, they are still simply animals. Silver too, was a mere trusty steed until one day, tragedy stuck. In the search to enhance his brain muscles, Dio #27.5 foolishly attempted to manhandle unstable psychic spirals, causing a massive explosion! Attempting to save the poor clone Silver heroically, dashed between Dio #27.5 and the mound of unstable spirals. While the remains of that Dio clone were later found scattered across the citadel hanger, Silver was seemingly impaled by hundreds of psychic spirals. Even after the finest FLEX surgery SPACE KING could afford, several spirals remained lodged in Silver's skull as removing them would ensure a quick inglorious demise. But in a twist that only a TRUE SPACE KING would consider an upside, the presence of psychic spirals has given the beast enhanced intelligence in addition to telepathic abilities. (KNV recruits a Military 7 General, “SPACE HORSE”)

(SYN recruits a Military 7 General, “Mech-Admiral Arxur”)

(SVA makes their Tactical Doctrine, The Second Crusade, a Permanent Tactical Doctrine.)

(KNV successfully invades O11! O11 is in Unrest!)

(KNV successfully invades P14! P14 is in Unrest!)

(TMC successfully invades Z4! Z4 is in Unrest!)

(WWE successfully invades N22! N22 is in Unrest!)

(FCO successfully invades V18! V18 is in Unrest!)

(DSD successfully invades W7! W7 is in Unrest!)

The same established a foothold outside the core and this could not be tolerated. The Rothuun Minotaurs and Wardens of World's End were the first to divert troops to sector Q17 and met the Same V0.05 in combat. The Same had only just started their replication cycle and were caught off guard by the quick response to their invasion. Unfortunately one of the WWE fleets slightly misjudged the FTL jump and was lost before the battle started however the rest of the RMT and WWE fleets enter Q17 guns blazing. One of the Same fleets quickly fell to the overwhelming military might these two stellar powers brought. The Same unit in charge attempts to retake control and while it managed to take down one of the WWE fleets it is forced to retreat with its two remaining units.
(RMT, DNM, WWE invades Q17 fighting Same v0.05)

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RMT Coalition wins! Overwhelm! v0.05 loses 1 Unit. RMT conquers Q17. Q17 is in unrest! WWE loses 1 Unit to distance. WWE loses 1 Unit to combat. Same Tactical Doctrine does not occur, due to battle loss.

Hannibal V was back for vengeance thinking that The Syndrome were no match for its advanced AI tactical skill. When Hannibal arrived in the system with 3 fleets to secure victory all previous calculations became obsolete as a fleet from The Duenem was awaiting them next to the Syndrome forces.Not to be outdone the AI quickly started processing the new threat but the allied forces would not give it the chance. SYN was the first to attack quickly followed by covering fire from the DNM, Hannibal lost two units in quick succession before completing a basic plan of attack. Countering with heavy fire from its remaining fleet Hannibal managed two take down three fleets two of the SYN fleets fell with one of the DNM troops being taken down alongside them. It was at this moment that one of the SYn fleets positioned itself perfectly to fire at the AI himself, rerouting the only units he had left Hannibal fired a few quick shots to prevent its own destruction. Unfortunately for Hannibal his target was one of the first fleets to be fitted with the Enhanced Microplating and his shots failed to penetrate the hull allowing it to return fire on the AI obliterating it from existence. Without its leader the last remaining fleet was quickly dispatched resulting in a victory for the DNM and SYN!
(DNM & SYN attack Hannibal!)

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(OOC: GM Team missed a +1 Tech. Total rolls were Coalition [25] vs. Hannibal [24])
Coalition Victory! Hannibal’s forces are destroyed! DNM loses 1 unit. SYN loses 2 units.

The Gingerbread Men of H14 are caught by surprise when the Kronin ships come, barely mobilizing their Gingerbread Soldiers as Kronin ships move into orbit. The Gingerking wants to fight, but his advisors make him realize that they have no way to fight against the Kronin spaceships, demanding he surrender to keep them safe. After hours of argument, he does, and the Kronin take possession of the planet with only a few shots exchanged. Rumors say the Gingerking has gone into hiding to lead a guerilla campaign against Kronin foot soldiers, but surely he will be easily crushed by the invaders' might. Still, rumors say the former leader of the region is quoted to have said the following before going into hiding:

"Run, run, run as fast as your ships can.
You'll never catch me, I'm the Gingerking, man!"
(KRO invades H14)

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KRO wins! KRO conquers H14. H14 is in Unrest.

The Viceroy of the Conclave brings a large force to bear, with the promise of amnesty and a demand for surrender. Outnumbered and outgunned, the Brewers still have tricks they can put to use. Early into the Conclave incursion, a small shuttle crashes into the flagship, destroying it utterly, although the Brewer on board another ship is taken captive. A week later, the Viceroy sights the Brewer concentration of ships. This is when things begin to go wrong.
As the first shots are fired, it becomes obvious that the Conclave ships seem slow and sluggish, with its personnel seeming tired and emotional. The Brewers take advantage of this, outmanoeuvring the Conclave ships by what seems like inches. Saldizan Rey-Zansharak quickly discovers that the water on a number of his ships have been spiked with a very strong spirit, seemingly only coming into effect at the worst possible time. To prevent further losses and find out how this occurred, he orders a withdrawal, leaving a few ships drifting.

It is at this point, the Brewer captive, left behind in the confusion, walks out of his cell to the stranded captain, and, as the Drunken Master of the Brewers, accepts his surrender.
(CBS invades G11)

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Brewers defend their home sector! CBS loses 1 Unit!

The Supreme Commander of the Allied Nations had prepared for this eventuality. In truth their whole civilization had prepared for this battle. They knew the system well and it showed in their tactics, but in the end they were simply outnumbered and outgunned by the Gelean Empire. With their ships hamstrung by killbot drones and the might of the Gelean Empire bearing down on them the Supreme Commander set a trap. They signaled the proverbial white flag, but when boarding ships approached the Allied Fleet self destructed taking some of the Gelean armada with them. The region was defenseless.
(GLR invades J10)

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GLR wins! Overwhelm! GLR conquers J10. J10 is in Unrest. GLR loses 2 Units.

For all that it seemed to be an overwhelming flawless victory - the rebels put down, the people once again safe - the battle in sector M7 was still tinged with sadness. Shortly after combat ended, the High Dreamer Xasarath comes down with some kind of sickness. All kinds of medical professionals are called to alleviate what ails the Kamasati’s leader, but… (see Terror section)
(KSP represses rebellion in M7)

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KSP victory! Overwhelm! Rebellion in M7 is removed. M7 is in Unrest.

The loss from two years ago was fresh in the minds of the Svaatyr Theocracy and now they find themselves fighting the savage space dogs once again. Svrrta-Zel Mrrzety enters the system J22 with care on the lookout for any movement. Within moments the pack of wild space dogs are sighted approaching the SVA fleets. Svrrta-Zel Mrrzety immediately orders all units to open fire and the instinct driven beasts are too late with their evasion, with the majority of the dogs dead the only one remaining was Alpha. The System was carefully scanned for the remaining dog, with a blur of motion Alpha appeared and started ripping through ship hulls with its powerful jaws. One SVA unit fell and Svrrta-Zel Mrrzety could see Alpha advancing towards a second one, in a split second decision she moved from the back of combat to counter Alpha and save the fleet from destruction. Her ship collided with Alpha killing the foul creature but sustaining critical hull damage in the process. In her final moments she knew this was how it was supposed to be, The Nine had guided her to train a successor these last few years so that the SVA would thrive. As the ship fell apart around her she closed her eyes and prayed for the Nine to guide Svrrta-Zel Satyiin finding peace in her faith.
(SVA invades J22)

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SVA victory! Overwhelm! SVA conquers J22. J22 is in Unrest. SVA loses 1 Unit. Svrrta-Zel Mrrzety dies during combat. LCL units are destroyed. Alpha is slain during combat.

The Mother Superior of the slowly being dismantled Sisterhood of Silence is, apparently, a kickass battle leader. Rallying troops from the Lighted Pathway, she and her forces push into the Core, intent on destroying a version of the Same. While it is clear that the Sisterhood manages to wipe out all the drones in the region, the Mother Superior reports to the Core Patrol her frustration in being unable to locate and destroy the central intellect behind Same v0.16.
(SoS attacks Same v0.16 in J12)

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(OOC: These are special results for NPC combat, and do not follow normal rules)
SoS victory! SoS loses 1 Unit. SoS chooses not to claim the region, and instead focuses on wiping out Same v0.16! Same v0.16, the central intellect, unable to be found in the region; it is either hidden, or has escaped! SoS loses 1 Unit.

VotC Antich Heaventredder leads a unit into what was supposed to be an easy conquest of system N22. Arriving in the system all seems quiet until the fleets travels to close to an asteroid that reacts in anger and attacks! VotC Antich Heaventredder orders to fire it down and while the asteroid is destroyed more awaken around them ready to engage. One of the asteroids seem to direct the others and while there does not seem to be much tactical skill the asteroids manage to get lucky often enough to drive away the WWE army. When the fleet leaves the system long range scans show the asteroids going back into their dormant state nearly indistinguishable from the other floating rocks.
(WWE invades AGA in N22)

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AGA defend their home sector! AGA loses 1 Unit.

When the The Eternal Assembly of Alysia fleets arrive in sector O9 they begin scanning the surrounding area for resources and signs of life. It is not long before they are hailed by a local species identifying themselves as the Holy Paladins of Chivalry. The presence of Military vessels in their region is seen as a sign of aggression and after formally declaring a duel a battle ensues. The EAA forces attempt to create a defensive line however Lightshielder Baetrix manages to drive them out of their home sector. Despite the Lightshielders best efforts one of the EAA Fleets falls to the Holy barrage and is destroyed.
(EAA invades PLD in O9)

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PLD defend their home sector! EAA loses 1 Unit.

Discovery!

The Etherite League Investigative Service is fully implemented by the Etherites ensuring their domain would be more secure from intrusion by hostile powers than it had been in previous years. (ETH completes League Investigative Service Great Project gaining +1 to Resist Thefts!)


The Lyrean’s have opened up what could be considered the greatest drive in all of Axiom, featuring a wide variety of delicacies from across the galaxy. At a whopping 30000 square kilometers nearly every cuisine is represented, from deep fried space whale heart, salted chromium bacon, to deepdish griole fruit pizza. The expansive, yet homely atmosphere has attracted patrons from across the galaxy. After all, where else could knights, formicans, and villari eat together in harmony. Not long after the opening ceremony, Ascended One, Rii receives a mysterious message on a SILVER PLATTER. “To Awaken the hungry one from his 10000 year food coma, one must complete the remaining D’s.”(LYR completes Drive In Great Project gaining +1 to Stabilization rolls)

The Church of Iteus tries to find out more about the Caller Network Key, specifically searching any Caller constructs for references to the means of accessing the Light Additives beyond the Itean System. While it is proven that such access is possible, the Caller Network Key is elusive. One researcher does hit upon a popular theory, however; the Caller AIs may have the needed parts to the Caller Network Keys, or just the Key itself. Running with the thought further, and combing through a great deal of all the information that Guardian left via the OMS, the researcher is quite certain that the best bet of a new lead is to locate the Caller AI named <Acquirer/Unseen/Claimer> Finder! The only problem is… all reports indicate that Finder is the most elusive of the Caller AI...
(ITS investigates the Caller Network Key and a researcher claims that if they could find the most difficult to find Caller AI - Finder - they would stand a good chance of locating the Key… or at least, have found another Caller AI, which might have it’s own rewards...)

The Svaatyr Theocracy were perturbed by the act of terrorism carried out against Shimmering Light Monastery, not so much for its targets as the Nolkir followed the sphynx gods not some ephemeral Oneness, but proof that their broder could be breached by hostile forces was disturbing. An elite team of highly educated veteran investigators are dispatched to the Emjata System to pick through the wreckage, electronic records from the time, and even tracking down potential eyewitnesses to try and deduce what had happened at Shimmering Light.
The first few weeks are spent canvassing for clues and after a month a few clear leads have been sifted from the detritus. It seemed a commercial ship had been chartered by a newly registered ‘Ridi’x crew all claiming to have graduated from Svaatyr piloting academies but a look into their academic records beyond the cursory revealed they were forgeries. A whole crew of ‘Ridi’x who hadn’t trained at an academy was practically unimaginable given the draconic species’ barbarous nature left to their own devices. If unregistered ‘Ridi’x were flying a commercial space ship something had elevated them to the ability to do so. Further digging into both the forgeries and genetic records, fastidiously kept by Nolkir bureaucrats, reveals telltale signatures of UPT origin. The investigators gather their evidence and present their leading theory backed by the evidence; the Symbraum brain slugs inserted one of their own kind into the mind of the Abbess and had her/them/it trigger the Monastery’s self destruct immolating themselves and the base in a terrorist attack for unknown purposes against the Sisterhood, Core containment, and most offensively the Svaatyr! (SVA investigates the destruction of the SoS base in L20, Shimmering Light Monastery, and determines that the UPT are responsible!)

The Duenem have now witnessed the existence of many Caller Fragments, yet have not yet possessed on of their own. With this knowledge, they send many scout-class Duenem seeking whatever they can find that might match the data they have for what a Caller Fragment is and can do. After months of what seems to be fruitless searching, a strange energy reading is found on an otherwise abandoned comet hurtling through the universe on it’s own. Upon landing on the comet successfully, they discover a ball of what seems to be clear glass, but with their familiarity with mechanics, determine the ball of glass actually has almost invisible frameworks of what the Duenem can only guess are complex technological engravings, like some overzealous motherboard. Integrating the device into a ship would take time, but those Duenem who are dedicated towards research and development speculate that doing so might very well allow the ship to bend light around itself; making the ship even harder to detect!
(I5 Used; DNM uncovers the Caller Fragment, “Unseen Machinations”; Reduce ZoI Penalties by half 1/per round for Intrigue)

In the wake of increasing geopolitical instability Kamasati evangelists pour into unknown regions of space. While they planets they searched originally seemed empty, further inspection reveals them to be inhabited by a race eyeless salamander people, whom navigate the various rocky tunnels via telekinetic sonar, giving them bulbous elongated heads. Despite their blindness they are gifted mechanics using their telekinesis to build state of the art ionic generators, granting them a source of clean renewable energy. (KSP discovers O3 which contains a [Good] resource of Ionic Generators, an Open LC, and a Great Project: Deluxe Ionic Generator (2/5)!)

Droccen explorers pilot there hot pink ships to a previously unknown sector of space. What they find is a planet filled to the brim reverse centaurs, humanoid creatures with horse tops and bottoms. According to the natives they were once the most beautiful creatures in all of Axiom until their greatest champion, challenged the gods to a chariot race. For their hubris they were cursed to their current forms in addition to being forced to execute the sisyphean labor of harvesting Goz Pel weave. (DCC discovers I19 which contains a [Minor] resource of Goz Pel weave, an Open LC, and 4 Units of Reverse centaurs)

Nyxian entrepreneurs come across what can only be described as a ...glazed world. Almost all of the planets surface, is coated with an oily glass like substance. Even the fauna appear to be covered with a very pronounced layer of glass. (NYX discovers C25 which contains a [Great] resource of Glazed diamonds, and an Open LC)

Meritocracy agents find a series of human outposts on an icy world in search of habitable ground. The research and mining outposts, long forgotten by the mother colony, have eked out a living creating and refining M.U.S to trade for supplies to the various alien races that pass by. In the face Meritocracy incorporation, the loose confederation of scientists and miners have formed a union lead my Dr. Mcreedy. (TMC discovers W1 which contains a [Minor] resource of M.U.S, an Open LC, and 1 Unit of Researchers.)

After Droccen astronomers find a supposed “Pink star” in an unknown space, a media frenzy soon compels the Droccen Imperial court to learn more about this sector of space. Lead by the finest explorers the Empress could spare, the Droccen expedition ventures into the PINK unknown. What they find is a sublight civilization of 5 armed, 8 ft tall green humanoids that occupy most of the habitable planets and moons around the pink star. The Green humanoids live in an urbanized republic powered by Pink vibro crystal technology. Found all across the solar system, Pink Vibro crystals emit varying shades of pink and vibrate when exposed to an electric current. Usage of these crystals has become so prolific that even the local star is being mined for these miraculous materials. (DCC discovers I21 which contains a [Great] resource of Pink Vibro Crystals, an open LC, and a Great Project: Solar Pink Crystal mining facility (3/5)!)

Ndoda explorers find a series of space stations experimenting on the razor's edge of the most important scientific endeavour in Axiom. Breeding fluffy cats enhanced by SCIENCE. That’s right for nearly 1000 years generations of scientists from across Axiom have gathered in the quest to make the perfect feline accomplice, but at what cost. What have these beings united by love of felines done, have they worked tirelessly because they could, but never stopped to ask if they should. Fluffy Cats are a, a six-clawed, four-legged, and long-tailed feline breed standing at one foot in height possessing coats of unimaginable softness and volume, fluffier and more luxurious than any other known material, able to be bred in a variety of colors and patterns. The fur is made of Fluffidium, a flexible precious mineral able to insulate and shine with brilliant luster. Suitable as pets and material supply, these cats can be shaved or have the sheddings collected to use in replacement of almost any precious mineral or high-strength fabric. Chaos erupts in the stations soon after first contact with Ndoda expeditionary fleet, as the scientists scramble to keep the secret to themselves. In the midst of the scramble a super intelligent Fluffy cat by the name of Neko Jr. has seized control of the operation, corralling her supporters into a cult, while objecting all who oppose her iron rule into the vacuum of space. Now she is the sole ruler of the sector and no longer wishes to exploit her fluffy feline brethren. (NDA discovers E19 which contains a [Good] resource of Fluffy Cats, an LC occupied by cat worshippers, 3 Units of Cat cultists, and a Great Project: Secret of Fluffidium (2/5)!)

Lyrean diplomats struggle to find a suitable system for several months until they come across an ancient luminary. Rotating around this red giant a sublight civilization of tiny dog men resembling Corgi’s .These corgi’s have peacefully spread across the habitable systems with the aid of a strange computational device known as Q tracers, enabling them to quickly calculate how many resources they need to optimally develop a new colony. After conquering most of the solar systems the corgi’s have set their sites on spreading outside their solar system, as the Q tracers have calculated that the Red giant only has 10000 years before Supernova. (LYR discovers V28 which contains a [Good] resource of Q tracers, an open LC, 2 Units of Good boi’s, and a Great Project: Key to Corgi survival (1/5)!)

Lyrean explorers find an exceedingly odd solar system. As the diplomats move closer they hear a series of messages on repeat. As Lyreans ships attempt to decipher the signal, they find nearly 1000 copies of the GLD blueprints in a wide variety of ciphers and languages. As they advance closer to the system the remains of a habitable planet covered in pulsating continent sized bio mechanical tumours becomes far more evident. Here too the frequency of signals increases hiding a cacophony of rage, betrayal, and regret. While the Lyreans might never truly know what transpired hear, all that’s clear is that no intelligent life remains. One form of life that’s prospering are the Waridh plants, garish flowers that contain nanobots devoted to purging dead tissue. (LYR discovers T28 which contains a [Great] resource of Waridh plants, and an open LC)


As the regions between the Harmony and the Core find their vacuums of power filled by competing stellar powers, the curious hive mind instead pushes north to determine what lies near the galaxy’s edge. Their ships encounter what could best be described as a near-space age assortment of primitives that seem to have a very mercantile mindset about them, and seem to be on the precipice of a large scale HEROIC UPRISING against the capitalist institutions of their home system. The rest of the sector’s resources seem to be nothing special, with the exception of a lovely nebula that paints their skies one of a dozen slowly changing colors. (HMY discovers L2 which contains a [Good] resource of Gun Runners, an Open LC, and 2 Units of Running Shadows / 2 Units of Corporate Law Enforcement!)

Surveys:


Information leaks about the following regions…

(CWZ discovers G27 which contains a [Great] resource of Little Green Men, an Open LC, and 1 Unit of Small Soldiers!)

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DCN into L26

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Round Ten: Begin!
Galactic Dates 2175018.0.0.81 - 217520.0.0.80

[Aedilred]

The Ninurtine Empire
Round 10

News and Rumours

• Announcement of the fabricated SYN claim to Q23 surprises nobody in the Imperial government, which has long harboured suspicion that the nefarious beings have built most of their expansion upon such forgeries.
• In a surprisingly lengthy speech, the Secretary-General outlines the flaws in the reasoning of the Syndrome's response. That they apparently do not consider dishonest subversion of a foreign government with the intent of subjugating it a "hostile act" is telling. That the Sisterhood found no evidence of foul play in a completely different claim means nothing with regard to this one.
• The Commissioner-General is privately heard to remark that anyone who vouches for the Syndrome on this issue will "look like a chump" when the proof emerges.
• The Empire seconds the Republic's demand for the Syndrome to publicly renounce its false and illegal alleged claim to the region.
• Making the most of the new technology provided by the Republic of Celes, the Malak shipyards begin work on a new class of ship, the Terrible, the largest ships yet to be launched by the Empire.
• Preparations begin on Martu for hosting a Galactic Fair in the near future, with shuttle lines installed and a new park built to accommodate it, some way outside the existing colony city.

Actions

[Military] Build a unit
[Military] Build a unit
[Economy] Buy U25 #1 Cavorite: 17 - success!
[Economy] Buy V22 #1 Mech Pilots: 17 - success!
[Philosophy] Continue building the station in V24 3/5
[Philosophy] Continue building the station in V24 4/5

Non-Actions

Support Aneb Two-Gun in the Rothuun leadership contest.
Support any buyouts of non-Imperial-owned TPs by the Republic of Celes
Resist buyouts of trading posts owned by NUT or CEL.
Accept any technologies offered.
Resist all conversion actions.

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Emperor Cherahiteth II

Diplomacy: 10
Military: 9
Economy: 9
Philosophy: 4
Intrigue: 2

Next round: +1 Military, +1 Economy, +1 Philosophy

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Cultural Identities:

• Stabilising regions (temporary)

Resources available:

• Antispice
• Celes Alloys
• Entropic Pearls
• Mechanical Drones
• Multiforce Hammers
• Onliest Hats
• Tabine Warriors

Technologies

• Capital Ship Hulls

Generals:

• Lord Admiral Anguradeshib (M10)

Units: 9

[Ivor_The_Mad]

The Kron

King-General Krazkul
Diplomacy: 10
Military: 10
Economy: 10
Philosophy: 2
Intrigue: 4

News and Rumors:
- The hum of engines echos outside of the former prison planet. It is early morning and rain thuds against the dull blue-gray stone of the ground. The colony seems abandoned, only one person is out tonight. The Drunken Master steps out into the pouring rain to greet the shuttle that just landed. The large landing vessel hisses as it settles into place and a landing ramp slides down. The Bulkhead slides open sending a beam of white light piercing through the darkness. Three figures clad in black armor with a red insignia over their left eye. The middle one had a different insignia than the other two, it depicted a fist clenched around a sun with a dragon coiled around the gauntlet. He stepped down of the landing platform on to the wet stony surface of the planet. "I am King-General Krazkul, leader of the Kronin Empire. We have been watching you during your first few engagements with the Conclave and received your request for help. I admire your resolve, you have put up a good fight and we are willing to offer our aid. I have come to personally lead our troops in the defense of this world." He turns and points to the early morning sky where several large cruisers came into view, followed by swarms of small gunships and transports. "I hope this should suffice."

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[The Law of Flame's Mercy]
When attacking a region with a WAR action for the first time in five rounds, with a successful tactical roll, the Konin have a -2 to their Combat Loss roll.
TECH!
**= obtained this round
[Enhanced Microplating] (Armor and Shields)
Effect: +1 to Battle Rolls
Requires: Hard Metal ON LINE

[H.E.A.T Engines *MK2*] Fuel
Effect: +1 to Battle Rolls
Requires: Fuel ON LINE

[War Beasts] (War Machines and Live Weaponry)
Effect: +1 to battle rolls
Requires: Fauna ON LINE

[Lyraen Elemental Implants](Personal Equipment)
Effect: +1 to battle rolls
Requires: Arcana ON LINE

[Capital Ship Hulls](Logistics)
Effect: -1 to Combat loss rolls (doubles unit tonnage)
Requires: Hard Metal ON LINE

[Energy Distribution](Engines)
Effect: -1 to Distance Loss Rolls
Requires: Engines Not Using

[Trade League]
Effect: If a player owns two or more TPs in a region that is adjacent to one of their regions, they gain a Claim on that region
Requires: Electronics

[Resident Spies]
Effect: Treat one secret action per turn as if its ZoI is centered on the capital of a Stellar Power you have an Embassy with. The target must be Close, Adjacent, or within the Capital region
Requires: Spies, or broadcasting tech, at least one embassy.

[Galactic Currency Mint]
Provides +1 to a buyout
Requires: Precious mineral + Any resource ON LINE

[Long-Range Advertising Campaigns]
Reduces ZoI by one step for defending against buyouts
Requires: Broadcasting Tech

[Government Support Markets]
+2 to stabilize a region if you control a TP in that region.
Requires: Skilled Labor, Galactic Currency Mints (and associated recource)

Actions
1 Dip 10 Declare The KRO a Great Kingdom
2 Dip Host Event, "The Arena"
3 Econ 10 Make a tier 2 tech: [Government Support Markets] Requires: Skilled Labor, Precious mineral, and Galactic Currency Mints
+2 to stabilize a region if you control a TP in that region.
In the Kronins new push to expand and conquer their surrounding space, they developed a new technique for taking over foreign governments where the Kronin troops after establishing themselves into the economy of the planet expand their economy to the rest of the system seizing control of governments through the use of their economy.
4 Mil, Defend the Antillians, Send 3 units and my leader. Use tac docs and tech. (+18)
5 Mil Raise a Unit

Non-Actions
Resist buyouts and conversions.
Gift Government support markets to LYR
Gift Government support markets to RMT

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Units: 4/9
Embassies: NDA, CWZ
Land owned: 5

Spoiler: New Leader

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King-General Nozdak
Dip 3+3
Mil 4+3
Econ 4+2
Phi 1
Int 4

[Tentreto]

The Duenem

Region R14+R16+S15+S13

Round 10
Actions:

1. [1] [Diplomacy 10] Declare the Duenem a Galactic Power!
   With the changes within the galaxy, the Duenem have almost accidently found themselves with ownership over a large region of space. While they will endeavour to keep their technical prowess, the Duenem see that with other powers around them, they need to assert their sovreignity, and protect those in their worlds.
   
   [2][Diplomacy] Attend Event
   Gift The Federated Churches of Origins End 1 unit of Jackstar mercenaries and Microplating
   
   
   [3] [Economy] Buyout TP2 Q13 for Diluted Dark Energy 19
   
   [4] [Economy]Buyout TP3 Q13 for Diluted Dark Energy 12
   
   [5] [Economy]Buyout TP2 U17 Otherworldly particles 14
   (using galactic mint to offset -2 ZOI)
   

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Non Actions:
Accept Embassey from Grymlans.

Support Virtash for the Rothuun with 2 votes

Sign a Defensive Pact with the Wardens of World's End.

Envoys of the Duenem and the Wardens meet to discuss unilateral defensive terms. Both sides declare the Same a great threat to the galaxy, and that life should always be upheld. They exchange gifts of a radiant jewel from the fires of the Flame, and a newly grown leaf from the Duenem Crib. The pact shall last as long as the Knights remain the vassels of the Wardens at the very least. Provisions are also included for acquiring Trade Posts in each others territory.

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V20 R14 TP1-Mechanical Drones
V18 Tp1- Masterwork Jewelry
W23 TP1- Subspace Camels
S19 TP1-4D Titaniun
U19 TP1-Casinos
S21 TP3-Genetic Engineers
V16 TP1-Memory Transfer Droids
W23 TP2-Subspace Camels
S13 Tp1-Opium
S13 TP2-Opium

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Telescopic Radiance
Current Stats
Diplomacy 10
Military 7
Economy 10
Philosophy 2
Intrigue 6

New Ruler Next Round?
Y
Expected Stat Bonuses
+1 Mil, +1 Int
CI: The New Age. D8 for expedition actions
MD: Eden Protocols. When defending, with a successfully tactical roll, the Duenum take a -1 to the Combat Roll for the battle, but the enemy incurs one additional step of Distance and Size Loss regardless of distance traveled or army size.

CPC rep 1. Access to Same Fighting Bank

Fragment: Unseen Machinations; Reduce ZoI Penalties by half 1/per round for Intrigue

Embassies; CEL.
Technology: Galactic Currency Mint : Any precious mineral+Any resource.
Provides +1 to a buyout
Long-Range Advertising campaigns
Trade League
Enhanced Armour Plating
Resident Spies
Capital Ship Hull
Elemental Implants
HEAT Engines
6 Units Raised

[Minescratcher]

Region G25
Commonwealth of Zara
Vassal of the Droccen Imperium
Leader: Governor Korima Iskanemchetna
Round 10 (217518 - 217520 GD, 10 FC)

Actions:

1. [Diplomacy] Stabilize Zara (G25) using liege Dip 10: 18
round and round and round it goes, and when it ends, nobody knows

2. [Economy] Buyout E17 Mining Drones TP1: 4
The Families make some useful acquisitions.

3. [Economy] Buyout D30 Plutonium Diamonds TP1: 3
Korima makes some... useful acquisitions.

4. [Intrigue] Build public support for Korima (1/2)

5. [Intrigue] Build public support for Korima (2/2)
The citizens of Souzost are not entirely certain of what's going on anymore - a problem the Families can easily resolve. Aren't they the greatest?

Nonactions:

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Current Stats
Diplomacy: 2
Military: 1
Economy: 3
Philosophy: 1
Intrigue: 4

New Ruler Next Round? no

Expected Stat Bonuses: Economy +1, Intrigue +1

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Military units: 2

• Zara* SDS 2
• Elite Guardians
  

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• Zara* SDS

Resources controlled:

• E25: Pocket Factories
• F26: Fertilized Actuators
• G13: Vanadium
• G23: Scrap Metal
• G19: Guardians
• G25: Entertainment
• H24: Black Hole Generators
• W3: Youth Extractors
• X14: Broadcasting Tech x2

Techs:
Economy

• Long-Range Advertising Campaigns!: Reduces ZoI by one step for defending against buyouts; Requires Broadcasting Tech
• Galactic Currency Mint: +1 Buyouts; Requires Any precious mineral and Any other resource
• Resident Spies: Treat one secret action per turn as if its ZoI was centered on the capital of a Stellar Power you have an Embassy with. The target must be Close, Adjacent, or within the Capital region; Requires Spies or Broadcasting Tech and Embassies
• Trade League!: If a player owns two or more TPs in a region that is adjacent to one of their own regions, they gain a Claim on that region; Requires Electronics

Military

• Enhanced Microplating: +1 Battle rolls; Requires Hard Metal; Armor and Shields slot
• War Beasts: +1 Battle rolls; Requires Fauna; Warmachines and Live Weaponry slot
• Energy Distribution: -1 Distance Loss rolls; Requires Electronics; Engines slot
• Capital Ship Hulls: -1 to Combat Losses and doubles unit tonnage; Requires Hard Metal; Logistics slot

Cultural Identities:

• Sousk se Veres: 2d8 on Secret Actions

Caller Fragments:


Embassies:

• The Kron
• Republic of Celes

Philosophy bonuses:

• None

Organization bonuses:

• 2 CMC favors

Saved actions:

[bc56]

The Syndrome Protectorates

Region R22: Crab Nebula
Region S19: Stormwrack
Region S21: Heart-Beacons
Region S23: Alitur
Region T18: Sidera Nostra
Region U19:
Overlady Yellow-Coat-Stripes

Actions (Rolls)

[Diplomacy] Press Claim on Q23 (Great Succes:18)
The Syndtome offer further scientific advancement and protection to the natives of Q23 in exchange for their joining the Protectorates. They cite their aid with the Ionic Resonator and unwillingness to use military force to claim new regions as signs of their good will relative to competitors.

[Military] Raise a new Battle-Pod
More Symbiote Carriers are readied for battle in the event that the Celenians are willing to attack the inhabitants of Q23 in revenge for their joining with the Protectorates rather than the Celenians.

[Military] Raise a Unit of Reclaimed Battle Droids
More droid dropships are pulled from mothballs amidst the ongoing reclamation of Hannibal's Kadmium refineries, supported by a few Alituran vessels.

[Economy] Buyout T18 TP 1 for Kadmium Ingots from Open (Success:14)
The Remians begin reactivating Hannibal's refineries to produce Kadmium for antigravity systems across Syndrome space.

[Economy] Buyout Q19 TP 2 for Takhaun from Open (Fail:11)
With support
The Syndrome increase their economic times with the Rothuun while gaining access to new genetic samples in the Takhaun, the perfect specimens for war beasts.

[Intrigue] Secret Action (REDACTED:13)
By the pricking of my thumbs,
something wicked this way comes.
Open locks
Whoever knocks

Nonactions

Support Virtash Splitskull in the Rothuun succession war.

Support Conversions of all owned LCs to the Church of Iteus.
Support buyouts by RMT, CLS and ITS against open TPs in Syndrome territory.
Resist everything else.

Celestia Enterprises Embassy:

Spoiler: N&R

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Two Strainladies have announced their intent to campaign for Overladyship. Violet-Pale-Feet claims to have discovered a way to modify a creature after it has been born, but is highly secretive about the details. Red-Golden-Eyes is perfecting a technique to allow organic life and industrial civilization to coexist symbiotically, using Alituran space stations and Krankot cities as testing grounds.

The Krankot mech-knights and Remian battle droids took heavy losses in the fight against Hannibal. Their surviving members are shuffled into other units to fill holes in the ranks.

The Celenian claims of foul play are dismissed. The Syndrome have been proven innocent of such misconduct by the Sisters of Silence, and unless Celes has some new evidence they would like to present, their accusations are nothing more than empty threats. The Syndrome also question how the Celenians intend to "defend" the natives from the Syndrome, given that no hostile action is being taken. The only way would be to perform a hypocritical attack, one which would cause significant loss of life to the natives and put them under the control of a repressive military dictatorship rather than the benevolent unity offered by the Protectorates.

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Spoiler: Units 8/11

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Battle-Pod Rapant-Growth
Symbiote Carrier Carcass-Mold
Symbiote Carrier Creeping-Vine
Scout Vessel Fertile-Seed
Scout Vessel Hungry-Maw
Battle-Pod Heart-Guard
Symbiote Carrier Thorn-Coral
Ravager Rending-Claw
Ravager Necrotic-Sting
Alitur Colonial Defense
Command Ship Glorious Dawn
Prison Vessel Grim Destiny
Missile Cruiser Resolute Flame
Hospital Ship Charitable Arms
Corvette Silent Mercy
Corvette Fallen Void
Unity-Fleet 1
Symbiote Carrier Poison-Tongue
Scout Vessel Hunter-Light
Mech Captain Mortret
Mech Knight Trunor
Mech Knight Tinatan
Mech Knight Ektor
Prison Vessel Last Request
Corvette Titan Finger
Unity-Fleet 2
Ravager Icy-Wind
Ravager Blood-Drinker
Mech Knight Garahat
Mech Knight Orein
Missile Cruiser Astral Lance
Bio-Squadron Prime
Symbiote Carrier Army-Stomach
Bio-Captain Hugus
Scout Vessel Wing-Light
Bio-Knight Gotrei
Bio-Knight Arkamtot
Bio-Knight Guntemar
Bio-Knight Antre
Bio-Knight Ote
Bio-Knight Reimont
Bio-Knight Arn
Bio-Knight Renut
Remian Regulars
Stealth Ravager Talons-Open
Gunship Crucesignatis
Gunship Gelidos Conplexibus
Droid Dropship Fulgur Purgatio
Mech-Knight Kei
Mech-Knight Arek
Mech-Knight Urein
Casino Security Detail

Generals
Mech-Admiral Arxur: 8

Resources:
Biotumblers (R16.1)
4D Titanium (S19.2)
Genetic Engineers (S21.1)
Knowledge Parasites (T16.2)
Antispice (T22.1)

Techs:
Enhanced Microplating (Active)
Resident Spies (inactive)
War Beasts (Inactive)

Claims:
Q23 (Fabricated)
R22 (Owned)
S19 (Owned)
S21 (Owned)
S23 (Owned)
T18 (Fabricated)
T22 (Prior Ownership)
U19 (Diplomatic)

CIs:
The Maiden's Code (secret actions)

Generals:
Mech-Admiral Arxur (7)

Misc. Bonuses:
May use CPC unit bank against Same (CPC 1)
ZoI reduced by one in and adjacent CmC relays for buyouts (CmC 1)
+1 to resist secret actions (Iteusism)

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Overlady Yellow-Coat-Stripes
Diplomacy: 10
Military: 6
Economy: 5+1
Philosophy: 2
Intrigue: 6

[Moriko]

Mier Formica
Sectors: C15, C17, C19, D14, D16, D18 (C), E15, E17

Round 9 Actions:

1. [Diplomacy 10] EMPIRE!

2. [Diplomacy press claim on F16 RESOLUTION!

3. [Military] Raise Unit

4. [Military] Invade G15 with predator (7) and 7 units using the Balancing Tactical Doctrine and the Energy Distribution Technology.

5. [Philosophy] Convert D14 Failed 10

6. [Philosophy] Convert D18 Failed 8

Event Actions:



Non Actions:

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• Embassy with The Melfynians, All
• Peace treaty with the Droccen empire
• Peace treaty with The Harmony
• Peace treaty with The Ndoda
• Peace treaty with The Kronin
• The Melfynians, All is a vassal
• Technocratic Meritocracy of Caruflaith Restored is a vassal

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Aptinoma Mier
Diplomacy: 10
Military: 6 + 1
Economy: 1
Philosophy: 3 + 1
Intrigue: 2

Spoiler: News and Rumours

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Here go the news and rumours

Spoiler: Book Keeping

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Spoiler: Trade Posts

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Region	Trade Post Slot	Resource
W5	2	Androids

Total Trade Posts Start of this Round: 1

Acquisitions This Round

Spoiler: Military (7 units)

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Name	Ships	Weapons
Ant Swarm	A cruiser surrounded by several squadrons of fighters	Small Energy discharge guns
Ant Blockade	Five cruisers	Large Energy discharge guns
Ant annihilation	One Titan class ship	A titanic energy discharge weapon and small energy discharge guns
Ant Swarm	A cruiser surrounded by several squadrons of fighters	Small Energy discharge guns
Ant Blockade	Five cruisers	Large Energy discharge guns
Ant Swarm	A cruiser surrounded by several squadrons of fighters	Small Energy discharge guns
Ant Swarm	A cruiser surrounded by several squadrons of fighters	Small Energy discharge guns

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Name	Military Stat
Predator	7

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Organization	Rank	Favours
Sisters of Silence	0	0
Cosmic Couriers	0	-1
An'Null's Eradicators	0	0

Spoiler: Great Projects

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Project Name	Project Progress	Project Effect	Project Location
Giga Shrimp Refinery	3/5	N/A	C15
Rainbow Carrot breeding center	1/5	N/A	C19

Spoiler: Techs

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Tech Name	Primary Effect	Secondary Effect	Primary Resource	Secondary Resource	Primary Resource Met	Secondary Resource Met	Military Slot
Refined Energy Distribution	Reduce number of Distance Loss rolls by one	N/A	Electronics	N/A	Yes	N/A	Engines
Enhanced Micro Plating	Battle Rolls get +1	N/A	Hard Metal	N/A	No	N/A	Armour and Shields
Trade League	If a player owns two or more TPs in a region that is adjacent to one of their own regions, they gain a Claim on that region	N/A	Electronics	N/A	Yes	N/A	N/A

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Tapinoma Mier (first ruler)

Attribute	5/10	Action	Effect
Diplomacy	5	Embassy with Melfynians, All (MYA)	Many diplomacy actions can now be non actions with MYA
Diplomacy	10	Become a Galactic Power!	Can use a 6th action
Military	5	Create the Balancing tactical doctrine	A successful Tactical roll after MFM victory grants 1 unit for every 3 units lost during Combat Loss Rolls (including the opponents)
Military	10	Created the Refined Energy Distribution tech	Reduce number of Distance Loss rolls by one

[Nefarion Xid]

Republic of Celes (CEL)
Under the leadership of Consul Milton Euler
Round 10

News and Rumors

• Perfidy! The Office of the Consul announces the shared results of an investigation into SYN's activities in Q23. Surprising no one who was paying attention in the first place, the Syndrome's claims to the region are entirely fabricated, the result of an insidious infiltration of local governments. These shameless acts of duplicity cannot stand! A civilization of naked kleptocracy has no place among equals in matters of galactic importance. Syndrome's actions demonstrate an utter lack of respect for the galactic community and the rule of law. SYN will publicly renounce their claim to the region. The Celenian Navy will defend the natives if Syndrome attempts to capitalize on their farcical claim; the people of Q23 must be free to decide their own fate! NUT, WWE, GLR, VSL, FCO, RMT, DNM are all called upon to condemn this lawlessness.
• The Office of the Ministry of the Interior admits some vexation that RMT succeeded in acquiring a controlling interest of Ordivician Alloys. The Rothuun's position is generously described as 'tenuous' in politely worded transmissions and they are made aware that the export of alloys will only continue as long as it is in the interests of the Republic. Accordingly, RMT is congratulated on their recent victory against the Same.
• A massive effort is underway to retrofit Celenian ships with the shockingly efficient energy weapons GLR has provided. While the rate of fire is deemed insufficient for the needs of fighter combat, the new antimatter cannons are ideal for the artillery role of capital ships' main weaponry. While the Republic's two cruisers engage in a second campaign against the Supermutants, Celenian shipyards make ready to install the new quad-cannon designs along with antimatter containment units and auxiliary fusion plants.

Actions

• [Diplomacy] Inquest to P28 (15, Success!)
• [Diplomacy] Stabilize P24 (16, Success!)
• [Military] Recruit Unit 1/3 - Construction begins on the RCS Midnight, a third Lancer-Class Cruiser.
• [Military] Recruit Unit 2/3
• [Military] Recruit Unit 3/3
• [Military] Conquer S25. 6 Units attack lead by Fleet Admiral Khatri (Mil 10). Space Superiority tactical doctrine. Operational technology includes Capital Ship Hulls (-1 Combat Losses), Lyrean Elemental Implants (+1 Combat Roll), and Enhanced Microplating (+1 Combat Roll). Returning to avenge the former Consul's defeat, the repaired and refitted Harbinger and Presage engage the supermutant defense force in no-frills, by-the-book naval combat. This time, no expense is spared for ammunition and the fighters are unleashed.

Non/Sub-Actions

• Gift via Embassy to GLR: Lyraen Elemental Implants, Enhanced Microplating
• Gift via Embassy to WWE: Lyraen Elemental Implants, Enhanced Microplating
• Gift via Embassy to NUT: Lyraen Elemental Implants, Enhanced Microplating, Resident Spies
• Accept gifted technology
• Support Philosophy conversions to Shadow & Flame in Open LCs.
• Support Philosophy conversions to Way of Tides in Open LCs.
• Support Buyouts of open trading posts by GLR, WWE, NUT
• Oppose Buyouts, unless from NUT, WWE, GLR

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Ruler: Consul Milton Euler
Diplomacy 7
Military 6
Economy 3
Philosophy 1
Intrigue 1

Next Round:

Capital Region: R26
Other Regions: P24, Q25, Q27, R24, R28
Claims: Q23
Resources: Celenian Alloys (1, Capital Ship), Ordivician Alloys (1, Microplating), High Fashion (1), Antimatter (1, Elemental Implants), Haethalian Rubies (1)
Inactive Civilian Technologies: Galactic Currency Mint (+1 Buyouts)

Active Military Technologies: Capital Ship Hulls, Enhanced Microplating, Lyraen Elemental Implants (-1 Combat Losses, +2 Battle Rolls)
Military Force (7 Units Total): RCS Harbinger of Dawn Lancer-class Cruiser [2 Units, damaged], RCS Presage of Dusk Lancer-class Cruiser [3 Units], Drone Defenders [1 Unit]
Military under WWE Command (2 Units): RCS Squall Rook-class Frigate [1 Unit], Jackstar Mercenaries [1 Unit]

Spoiler: Diplomacy at a Glance

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• Embassies with WWE, GLR, NUT, CWZ, DNM.
• Mutual defensive pact with NUT and EHZ (all regions).
• Religious or philosophic intrusion in the Republic of Celes capital region of R26 will be met with brutal military reprisal. No exceptions.
• Unsanctioned acquisition of resources within the Capital will be considered a hostile action. Sternly worded letters to follow.

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http://www.giantitp.com/forums/shows...&postcount=731
http://www.giantitp.com/forums/shows...&postcount=732

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The latest in mega-engineering and naval dominance is unveiled as the Office of the Consul releases what is essentially a theatrical trailer for the Republic's newest warship. Measuring precisely 1,000 meters from bow to stern, the 9 megatonne Bastion-Class Dreadnought is visually little more than an up-scaled (if proportionally narrower) version of the Republic's mainstay cruiser. As if one cruiser didn't already carry enough supplies and firepower to fling a civilization back to the stone age, the dreadnought essentially has two of everything -- double the cannons, double the fighter complement, double the ground equipment. The only major departure from other Celenian capital ships is the addition of a single ventral railgun, capable of accelerating a 200 kilogram tungsten-tipped slug to an unspecified velocity expressed as an appreciable fraction of the speed of light. Nicknamed the Vajra, the cannon's ostensible purpose is deliver the energy of a nuclear device without the radioactive fallout. Although little of the projectile would reach the ground intact, impact with the atmosphere is sufficient to incinerate a target and crush everything else within 10 kilometers via shock wave. As for ship to ship combat, a direct hit from the weapon would be considered "instantaneous catastrophic failure" to any non-Celenian vessel. Alternative compound flechette ammunition is also included to essentially shotgun formations of lighter ships. "If I wanted to kill a god, this is what I'd shoot it with," said Fleet Admiral Khatri in an interview. It is unclear if she meant the Kamasati specifically, but the legendary ace did later grant that she would personally test the weapon on 2-meter targets once the dreadnought was operational.

[Potato_Priest]

The Dipanan Collected Nations

Actions

1. [Diplomacy] Press Claim on Region K27. Roll 15 Surprisingly, the mercenary/pirates of sector K27 had in fact shown interest in joining the DCN, indicating what must be a high level of boredom with raiding CmC shipping in the area. Negotiations continue as to the responsibilities of the Mercenary captains for setting up a legitimate government and the number of mercenaries the DCN was prepared to hire.
2. [Diplomacy] Attend Event, Get Tech

• Give EGGRE tech to GLR in exchange for for Celenian Cruiser Hulls
• Accept Energy Conversion Weaponry from GLR

3. [Diplomacy] Increase Reputation with the CPC. Roll 14. Although matters of distance currently prevent the Collected Nations from intervening against the same, new collector Siti Butrana sends her sister the admiral to personally assure the Core patrol Corps of the Collected nations' ability and willingness to do so, should they be permitted access to their stations.
4. [Diplomacy] help build that sun thing 5/5
5. [Diplomacy 5] Create Embassy with the Federated Churches of Origin's End Securing an alternate source of GLD implants is vital for Sunbream Sovereignty. Thus, the Confederacy sells an enormous quantity of Vapor Misplacement guns to commission the construction of a floating station built to accommodate a wide variety of ships on the surface of the Spacific. They also send a message in the direction of the Federated Churches' Necropolis inviting them to inhabit it, assuming that a race of diverse and ancient undead ships would be easily able to manage GLD implants.


Non-Actions

News and Rumors



Sunbream Confederacy N&R

Shortly before the invitation is sent to the Federated churches, Nugrul uum Aysun gives a speech in space above the Sunbream confederacy meeting pad, arguing that to become a truly independent and sovereign state, the sunbreams must secure an alternate source of GLD surgery other than the Dipanans.

Spoiler: People of Interest

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Abdou Sall: Sorcerer, rumored spy, and paramour of Ex-Collector Ulia Bingula
Siti Butrana: High level Dipanan diplomat of Callissan Origin. Sister of the Admiral. Very friendly with aliens.
Nirali Butrana: Admiral of the Dipanan fleet (mil 10 general). Also the main reason Calissa is cooperating militarily with the Council.

Jali Nurgul uum Aysun al Seljuk- Jali of the Seljuk pod and pan-sunbream democratic nationalist.

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Ruler: Collector Siti Butrana. Rolls[/B]
Stats:
Diplomacy 7
Military 4
Economy 2
Philosophy 1
Intrigue 5

Attribute Improvents: +2 Diplomacy

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The Shields of Katarsa- five Prototype "Shield" class ships equipped with railguns and gravity latch drives
The Gauntlets of Kalissa- A national army rather than a collected one, the Gauntlets are armed with nuclear warheads and gravity latch drives, and are currently a source of much consternation from the other powers speculating about Kalissa's intentions.
The Pots of Katarsa- five prototype "Pot" class ships equipped with gravity latch drives, railguns, and Vapor-Misplacement Guns.
The Sandals of Yauloa- five "Sandal" class vessels designed for speed and communications technology. Armed with small nuclear missile bays.
Sunbream Swarmers- Twenty sunbreams using surgically implanted GLDs and armed with claw-held railguns.
Sunbream Swarmers- Another twenty sunbreams, additionally equipped with nuclear proximity mines.

[KriegTiger]

Tezh Consensus

Current Leader: Talotius
Incoming Leader: Brigid

ROUND 10

Die Rolls Go Here:
Posted actions

Actions taken: See N&R for all related fluff

1. INT - Contribute to 'Investigate Efficiency Ground' Project
2. INT - Secret
3. DIP - D10 - Make 'Requires Verification' CI Permanent
4. DIP - Press Claim @ F6 (Success)
5. PHI - Probe F4 (Success)
6. PHI - Change LC 20 Bonus - 'Galactic SMB' Curriculum: +1 to Buyouts, additional +1 if the LC in the region is The One
   Consensus Learning Centers, once mainly focused on working towards cultural understanding and integration to facilitate cooperation and inclusiveness of fellow siblings, now shifts to a goal of improving and enriching Consensus Citizens by guiding them in entrepreneurial and economic development with Galactic Small/Medium Business' Curriculum programs being offered at any One Learning Center. Those who enroll are taught how to observe or create business opportunities, walked through the process of Accounting and Business standards by the Economics Council, and tools provided for raising capital or seeking investors but with a strong influence of passing wealth back down the chain to employees and local communities as well as up the chain to creditors and stakeholders.

Non-action and 'General Goals List' for the round:

• Resist all relevant buyout/convert/etc actions not explicitly approved or supported below
• Attend the Dragon's Gauntlet
• Tezh Consensus Leadership Change

News and Rumors:

• Mika Ren is welcomed on Yutov. She and her Guardian are received by Talotius, Riss, and Thorvald at the primary Consensus way-station with warm celebration and fanfare at the debarkation gate from fans of the Droccen Royal Family who have been keeping a close eye on the young noble through the Galactic Webway Network.
• Unsourced signal detected:

  U2FsdGVkX19m0efsNCCMViykXSY3JqYTjvlODxk9BMYiD9t0RBvdhNDaqGGDoSP9j46IIQ/WZA1zCDoe9zHbC5lFShkO1rtD3F9bQR9AYPW+SLMrX+rCowFkTHWmVtpn+zScWzo94u7z1RtWeO0iUTMrx28gOB3QehwqYsJk+018yqmW2MZ6om7adFq71k8i6/YfOaDJITMnL1UyUS06/T9OEKkGmoPUvWlSCoZTF+KFhQuOBeUwsoz2ALvd4fzVtmYbWoUDuwBL0AyXCajAKey3VcncNpSzN8eW0PfbDV4UO9ycEJMqEYhFK5iy3C9mNrEly3q65X7nFZ2Vak8jCnUnRNFAzWa6aHKd2lhunSEkEM9zsiyZ41LKXPlOko1d

  Spoiler: Encryption Puzzle

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  Yes, it is really encrypted. Yes, it is possible to decode/solve; I put these out specifically with the HOPE that people will solve it. If you plug the text into this tool and figure out the password, the knowledge is yours. The password will be 0-5 characters, and are directly related to the game (participants, events, etc) - someone with a keen eye or logical guessing can reveal everything. If you figure it out, hit me up and we can talk about it more.
• Media sources within the Tezh Consensus, those staffed by the more nosy and brash of the races now part of the unified worlds, report on a new stealth frame intended for siege warfare being successfully field tested. Most wave it away as fantastical nonsense, as the Tezh are notoriously generous with data and news even while they maintain clear lines about sharable vs classified information. Besides, a frame the size of a moon is silly; the amount of energy needed to get it anywhere would be beyond ridiculous, and that's before you even consider that the Tezh have no dock to construct a frame that large and the Consensus' financial records - even including redacted military spending ones - don't provide for a project of that scale to fly under the radar. The Governing, Economic, and Military Councils of the Consensus - for their part - merely ignore the prattling of the rumor mongers and do not give it the dignity of any response whatsoever.

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Region	Loc	Resource	TP1	TP2	TP3	Learning Center	Assembly
Yutov (Capital)	E5	Living Fire Gemstones (Precious Mineral)	TZH	Open	Open	The One	The One
Uanerth	D6	Murphets (Fuel)	Open	N/A	N/A	The One	N/A
Gyribov	D8	Vigorite (Drugs)	Open	Open	Open	The One	N/A
Stronoe 71Y6	E3	Salted Chromium (Hard Metal & Spice)	TZH	N/A	N/A	The One	N/A
Mibreshan	E7	Memory Transfer Droid (Skilled Beings)	Open	Open	Open	The One	N/A

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Philosophy:

• Respectful Discourse (LC5 Bonus) - +1 to Conversions
• Thorough Debate (LC10 Bonus) - Increase die size for Conversion rolls: 2d8
• Political Science Curriculum (LC20 Bonus) - +1 to Claim roll if LC for The One is present in region, additional +1 if Assembly is in/adjacent to region

Diplomacy:

• Requires Verification (temp CI) - Increase die size to resist Conversion: 2d8

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Diplomacy: 10
Military: 4
Economy: 4
Philosophy: 10
Intrigue: 5

Expected stat change: DIP +1, PHI +1, INT +1

New Leader stats (roll link):
DIP - 4 : 1 (die roll) +2 (prev leader) +1 (Rd 10 actions)
MIL - 5 : 4 (die roll) +1 (prev leader)
ECO - 5 : 4 (die roll) +1 (prev leader)
PHI - 5 : 2 (die roll) +2 (prev leader) +1 (Rd 10 actions)
INT - 5 : 3 (die roll) +1 (prev leader) +1 (Rd 10 actions)

[Rolepgeek]

The Federated Churches of Origin's End
God-Speaker Androgynous-Delicate-Festival Allchurch Branches-Worn-By-Water
Round 10 - Galactic Dates 217518.0.0.81 - 217520.0.0.80

Actions:

1. [Military]Secure Sanctum with Sorren Caxton Elien (Mil 7) and one Unit
   Preserving the people of Sanctum, devout Church members sadly out of reach for so long, is high on the priority list for the Federated Churches. The Iteans were...concerning. While previously their predations and corruptions of Church doctrine were limited to the lands of governments that had sworn to uphold Itean principles, and thus considered acceptable and understandable, if unfortunate, the systems of Sanctum were considered especially holy to the Church, given the revelations granted by Guardian and the - admittedly limited - cross-analysis of technology in Sanctum and that found on Rhosh.
   
   
2. [Diplomacy]Press Claim on W21 2/2
   Finally, the Flockin become full members of the Federated Churches. Their integration, though having met with tide-bumps along the way, should finish up smoothly. Their Sun Cult may take longer to become an accepted part of the Church, but transitioning the government to a proper theocratic representative democracy will take more than a breath's length. In any case, though the defensive fleets of the Flockin have been stepped down to help with the transition into a more open economy with reduced military spending - not to mention compensating for the cost of installing Gravity Latch Drives - the remaining forces join the Federated Churches' other fleets proudly.
   
   
3. [Diplomacy]Attend Dragon's Gauntlet Event
   On the world of Oǎm, things are beginning to quiet down. Though many concerns vie for their attention, the Churches still manage to pull themselves away enough to ensure that the locals are able to participate in government smoothly, and maintain local autonomy. The taxes might be a touch higher, but then, the educational facilities and engineering expertise is a touch better too.
   Interstellar concerns apparently take priorities over local dilemmas. The Convocation and all those represented by it appear to stand at a precipice, and the Church remains confident in their ability to make up for such delays to locals in the future. The coming months could prove decisive, and maintaining positive relations with supportive foreign powers is vital to the security, prosperity, and spiritual health of Federation citizens. And funds are, unfortunately, limited...
   
   Spoiler: Subactions

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   Accept gift of Unit and Enhanced Microplating Technology from Duenem
   
   
   
4. [Philosophy]Convert X14 LC from The Nine Lights to Church of Rust
   Some legitimate concern regarding both the cohesion of Church membership on an interstellar level, as well as it's prominence in the galaxy, has been expressed, given recent events. In light of these concerns, the Convocation readily authorizes several ships, some staffed in part by Duenem guests, visitors, or theologians, to relieve their urge to explore and spread their newly learned gospel in Ramanooan space. It is hoped that any enlightenment they are able to impart might help the folk of that planet make better lives, and see the true value and purpose in the blessed work they do - scouring ruins. And, perhaps overly optimistically, even improve living conditions.
   Mshrs, the Most Patient, has presented an analysis to the God-Speaker, and Damnos. Funds are reallocated, ships redirected, and negotiations begun with certain prominent individuals with connections in Celestia Corp. Innovation is at the heart of creation, and the ability to communicate effectively with collaborators similarly important. And, of course, there is the fascinating subject of Zier's guardians to discuss...
   
   
5. [Military]Recruitment
   Further expansion of the Federated Church's Stellar Forces are underway - this time, the fleet previously known simply as Vigilance is being expanded, and split up into two new forces in the process. A pair of heavy frigates (a term used lightly, given the wildly varying size and force projection commonly associated with Rhoshan vessels) have become the core of Unexpected Silence, along with escorts, while the majority of the smaller ships are overhauled, refitted, and made into a new reefbreaker-pack: Meticulous Zeal.
   
   
6. [Nonactions]
   Accept Embassy from Kombuch
   
   

Spoiler: News and Rumours

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• The Spire (P5 Fluff)
• Be mollified at the actions of Syndrome, feel justified in our extreme measures to secure Sanctum and Oǎm.
• Sorren Caxton Elien 'promoted'? to Vigil Keeper

Spoiler: Bookkeeping

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Regions:
Origin's End - Capital - V20 - Req Resource: Offworld Relics (Met!)
V18

Trade Posts

Technologies

Units: 3/6 - > 5/7

• Fleet Vigilance - > Fleet Meticulous Zeal
• Fleet Curiosity's Fulfillment
• Fleet Moonlight Vigil
• - > Fleet Unexpected Silence
• - > Sun Spotter Squadrons ( x5 ) [from W21]

Converts:
Duenem
Knights Vacio
Technocratic Caliphate->Dept. of Technological Innovation

Cultural Identities
Temp: Diverse Doctrine: Increased die size on Conversion actions.

Spoiler: Individuals of Import

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• The Living Reliquary Grace-Which-Is-Beauty's-Sustenance a.k.a. 'Grace' [Ancient Automata; Bodyguard; Ageless Representative of FCO]
• Vigil Keeper Sorren Caxton Elien [Dasari; General; Favorite of Zkiel]
• Masculine-Night-Born Lightbearer
• Feminine-Our-Victory HighTower GateReef
• Masculine-Happiness Born-Of Feminine-Praise-Giving Born-Of Androgynous-Gods-Give-Strength-In-Loss NewCreation YellowGladeRiver
• Feminine-Glitter-Fruit-Blossom EdgeSkimmer TwinFords
• Masculine-High-Stance Stones-Student SecondLearnt ShoalKeeper
• Androgynous-Summer Manifestist StarsSeenInHindsight
• Feminine-Gratitude CalledUpon Castless
• First Void Speaker Cold Storm Rider

Spoiler: Revered Status

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• Damnos, the Most Wise - Condition: Minimally Repaired, Functional
• Arkeesaya, the Most Diligent - Condition: Minimally Repaired, Functional
• Pravactdiss, the Most Just - Condition: Minimally Repaired, Functional
• Mshrs, the Most Patient - Condition: Minimally Repaired, Functional
• Damnos, the Most Wise - Condition: Maintained With Difficulty, Silent
• Zkiel, the Most Vigilant - Condition: Minimally Repaired, Functional
• Rhigas Don, the Most Curious - Condition: Partially Repaired, Semi-Operational

Spoiler: Ruler Information

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Current Stats
Diplomacy 7
Military 3
Economy 2
Philosophy 10
Intrigue 5

New Ruler Next Round?
No

Expected Stat Bonuses:
+1 Diplomacy
+1 Military

[PepperP.]

Galactic Droccen Imperium
Capital Region G19
Colonial Regions F18, H18, G21, G17, H20, F20, H22
Vassals
CWZ

Empress Sai
Diplomacy 10
Military 6
Economy 8
Philosophy 5
Intrigue 1

Round 10 Actions
1.[Diplomacy]Claim G23 on Ideological grounds. 19
2.[Philosophy]Convert I21 to the One. 16
3.[Economy]Explore by Expedition into region H16. 17
4.[Economy]Buyout tp 1 pink vibro crystals in I21. 13
5.[Economy]Aid the locals in I21 with the Solar Pink Crystal mining facility (4/5)
6.[Economy]Aid the locals in I21 with the Solar Pink Crystal mining facility (5/5)


Embassy Actions

• Rocthurhi
• Conclave of the Black Sun
• Vilari Sodality

1. Send Hotokie the Space Prince to foster in Vilari Space.
2. Send former Commonwealth Governor Zivska Iskanem to serve out his sentence in the Sodality.

Non-actions

• Resist unauthorized conversions and buyouts.
• Support all buyouts and claims by the NDA.
• Support all buyouts and claims by the CWZ.

News and Rumors

• To come

Stat Increases
+2 Eco

[TheDarkDM]

The Vilari Star League

Region K-25, J-24, L-24, I-25, K-23

Speaker Ren-Kulto
Diplomacy 10
Military 6
Economy 5
Philosophy 7
Intrigue 4

Actions

1. [Philosophy] Convert Katarsa (Region M-27) to Way of Tides 16
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2. [Philosophy] Convert Region I-23 to Way of Tides 12
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3. [Philosophy] Dispatch a Probe into Region J-26 11
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4. [Philosophy] Dispatch a Probe into Region L-26 15
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5. [Philosophy] Dispatch a Probe into Region L-18 16
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6. [Philosophy] Complete the Unification of the Star Heart (5/5)
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• The Galactic Droccen Imperium
• The Dipanan Collected Nations

[Electriccat]

Etherites
Turn 10
Ouren Dris'Thelle

Actions:

1. [Economy] Buyout Takhaun from Q19 TP 3 | TN 12 - Success - With increasing tensions in the galaxy Etherite purchasers reach out through the embassy to the Rothuun to acquire some of their local Takhaun.
2. [Economy] Buyout Mandrake Poison from I29 TP1 | TN12 - Success - Ouren's push to make the Etherites into a true Merchant Power are close to reaching fruition as local efforts are successful in reaching out to acquire access to much of the local supply of the Mandrake Poison. Driving home the concept that though the political or ideological structure may be fluid the ties of economy are longer lasting.
3. [Economy] Buyout Mandrake Poison from I29 TP2 | TN12 - Success
4. [Intrigue] Contribute to Efficiency Ground Investigation
5. [Intrigue] Contribute to Efficiency Ground Investigation - Assisting in the investigation into the location and secrets behind Efficiency Ground. The hope being that a future shakeup can be avoided.

Non-Actions:

• Attend event. Send team of medics Headed by Trask Shu'Petarn Ph.D. in Etheric Biology with a Masters in Causality. Any event with a series of duels and a dragon hunt is a xenobiologists dream. While also allowing for some side diplomacy.

Embassy Actions:
RMT

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• League specialists reach out to build a recruiting stream of cloned knights to help with protection of League assets.
• League forces continue to assist in the Rothuun combat of the Same threat for the group outside of the contained core.

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Current Stats (in the following order):

Diplomacy 7
Military 3
Economy 9
Philosophy 1
Intrigue 4

New Ruler Next Round?
N
Expected Stat Bonuses:

Trade Posts: 12

Learning Centers: 2

Military Units: 2

Mil Unit Cap:
4 + Regions controlled =
4+2-1=5

Tech
Name Effect Resource Active
Trade League Two TPs give claim Electronics Y
Long-Range Advertising Campaigns! Reduces ZoI by one step for defending against buyouts Broadcasting Tech N
Galactic Currency Mint +1 to buyouts Precious Metals + 1 other Y
War Beasts +1 Battle Rolls Fauna N
Enhanced Microplating +1 Battle Rolls Hard Metal Y
F.L.E.X. Security Defense against theft action +1 Space Knights N

Great Project
Name Effect Location
L.I.S. (League Investigative Service) +1 to counter theft rolls I27

[BladeofObliviom]

The Gelean Empire
Leader: Xavier Bonaparte, Aeternal Emperor of The Gelean Empire and its Protectorates


News and Rumors
- The fighting in J10 was fierce and the final blow of the enemy commander was staggering. Though the flagship and the Commander aboard it survived, the mercenary fleets backing her were devastated and unlikely to recover. Many of the remaining Sorcerer units returned to the Palace to serve in the Emperor's new royal guard instead.

- Incensed by the lack of action by the other signatories of the Cacola Conference Treaty, and in particular the Kamasati's complete silence on what he felt should have been a clear-cut issue, the Emperor declares the treaty to be "basically alien toilet paper, apparently", and publicly tears a printout of it in half. This of course precedes the announcement of a military campaign into increasingly lawless Kamasati space, seeking to 'liberate' their entire western border in the name of the Empire. Some better-informed and skeptical citizens openly question how a trade dispute with the Kombuch turned into open war with the Kamasati, calling the action a blatant land grab. Some more sober voices admit this isn't fundamentally different from the invasions of Hexglyph or the Allied Nations, and express a fear that constant warmongering and rapid military expansion will ultimately bring untold suffering. Nevertheless, the Emperor remains surprisingly popular, his string of military victories and rhetoric regarding strength in the face of the apocalyptic threat posed by the Same lending his actions a degree of legitimacy even when they don't quite make sense.

- Energy Conversion Weapons are a class of newly-developed Technologies reverse-engineered from recovered weaponry used by the Same, courtesy of the Auroran Ideals Corporation on behalf of the Gelean Empire. The weapons systems, at their most fundamental, make use of high-energy laser pulses encoded with quantum 'markers' that entangle solid targets with an exotic source material such as Screeching Crystals or Antimatter, and induce catastrophic entropic degradation in the source material using the Forthwith Effect. Entangled materials proceed to undergo the same entropic degradation, unwound from matter into an explosive release of energy. Relatively small amounts of source material are typically used in a single shot, and the energy released locally can relatively easily be contained and funneled into the ship's available resources.

- In a great display of irony, while the Emperor is off beginning the conquest of Kamasati Space, Elizabeth takes the opportunity to reach out to the Kombuch, reestablishing diplomatic contact with representatives through Ambassador Unity-in-Melancholy. After admitting that this whole thing was a little stupid anyway and commending Disco Webcap for the decision to supply the Core Patrol Corps with the bulk of its new fleets, Elizabeth asks for an apology and an assurance of future trade security, while offering to share in prosperity once more. She also suggests scrapping the existing Cacola Conference Treaty, citing the political collapse of the Kamasati and the knowing containment breach by UPT as reasons to establish a new treaty ensuring protections for the Kombuch, Gelean Empire, Watchers, and vassals thereof.

- Both the Syndrome and the Conclave of the Black Sun are politically chastised for their now well-publicized fabrication of claims. The Emperor accidentally leaves his mic on backstage as he laughs about "how goddamned dumb it is to lie about being a rightful king or whatever instead of just pointing a few guns and proving it. I mean, how dumb do you have to be to buy a story like that?"

- The Gelean Government joins with the Wardens of World's End in condemning UPT's knowing, deliberate containment breach - though words are hedged to avoid directly condemning an attack on the Sisterhood, perhaps with some awareness of the irony, even if the Empire condemns that particular act of Parliament. Nevertheless, due consideration is given to the prospect of ransoming Kamasati Prisoners of War to distant but friendly territory, should they be captured alive.


Imperial Decrees

[Mil] Conquer M7 with 2 units under Emperor Xavier Bonaparte (Mil 9, tech +2, using Gelean Goodnight Kiss, total bonus +13) - Taking the main thrust of the invasion for himself, the Emperor leads the Gelean First Fleet - backed by his Loyal Contrapsions, devised for this very war - into the war-torn ruins of the short-lived Whaler Union, where no less than six Prators and the High Dreamer had unleashed their full might upon all who dared question their Godhood less than a year prior. This was the place where the Emperor's promise to liberate was not totally spurious, though whether the Whalers were convinced of that remained to be seen.

[Mil] Conquer M5 with 2 units under Commander Fiona Aeternus (Mil 10, tech +2, using Gelean Goodnight Kiss, total bonus +14) - The culturally and economically important Mobius System was the target deemed to be of secondmost priority, with the Emperor's right hand herself given command of the still-shiny Second Fleet and a cadre of Hopeful Auxiliaries to seize Orbital Superiority and bombard Mount Opaiz, before landing troops to engage in urban suppression. Though used to lives of indolence, the 'sonics' are also understood to pose a significant potential threat if roused and Commander Fiona's expanded mind is considered ideal to counter improbably fast responses before they occur.

[Dip] Establish a Claim on N4 [Roll 13, TN 12] - Taking a break from his regularly-scheduled conquest of the Whalers' Union, the Emperor flies out mid-campaign to go visit the mysterious Raja whose Platinum Ogres dealt the Kamasati their most disastrous defeat of yesteryear. A polite man in spite of his apparent talent for war, he was quick to offer his esteemed guest any of his assorted beverages and offered to share the daze-gas pipe with him as well. Naturally, the Emperor indulged heartily and perhaps encouraged by his guest's lackadaisical attitude, the Raja indulged himself as well. Soon they went on a merry romp about the palace, drunkenly testing their skill at arms against one another with a contest of (thankfully dull) blades and three long matches of Tekteeko. After trading a few more rounds and consuming additional intoxicants, the pair went to the dungeons and drunkenly threw peanuts at the emaciated form of Prator Qain, still wasting away guarded by a quartet of Platinum Ogres. All good things must come to an end, though, and the Emperor parted company with the Raja the next day, nursing a hangover and the belated realization that perhaps wild partying was not the best way to conduct diplomacy. Still, somehow he came out of this having made a friend.

[Dip] Inquest Region M11 [Roll 12, TN 12] - A novel approach to exploring regions with the Same is proposed: Making use of a few Class 3 Espers to guess security keys with clairvoyance and protocol droid assistance with the mathematics and rapid inputs, a team manages to spoof a presence in the region occupied by Version 0.25, using false tags to appear to be a 0.25 drone. From there, despite a few close calls, it's relatively simple to download a mapping update, though the connection is quickly broken for security reasons.


Courtly Schemes

[Dip] Stabilize J10 [Roll 20, TN 12] - For all the Allied Nations' fears and preparations against alien invasion, the greatest irony is perhaps that their invasion and defeat came not at the hands of some unknowable alien menace but at the hands of fellow Humans, separated across the vast gulf of space. With the Emperor's eyes turned sharply to the east, it fell to Elizabeth, who had since gone from a position as an Advisor to a sort of Vizier, to manage Western affairs for the time being. Whatever her faults, Elizabeth was a speaker of honeyed words and - technically - a Master of Fire; when she spoke, people listened. In an address to the Allied Nations Concourse, she spoke of the tragedy and irony that both first and second contact had gone as they had, and pledged a new beginning for both peoples; an armistice and a promise that the Allied Nations need never again fear the unknown. She was escorted offstage by a dazzling green-eyed aide, and moved by her words, the Allied Nations filed for full status as a Gelean Protectorate within a year.

[Dip] Increase Reputation with the Core Patrol Corps (0->1) [Roll 12, TN 10] - Though he had originally hoped to lead the northernmost front in the Campaign against the Kamasati, the region was deemed indefensible without supply lines through the Mobius system but nevertheless too much of a risk to seize at present. Commander Talon Kaarde was instead held on desk duty managing standard military training drills for the Ascendancy. However, with Core Patrol Corps assets flowing into the Gelean Capital, the commander saw an opportunity to network, to demonstrate Faivi might and discipline, and to spread word that neither the Ascendancy nor their Gelean allies were to be trifled with. Together, they would destroy the cancer infesting the core.


Non-Actions
- Gift Energy Conversion Weaponry to CEL via Embassy
- Accept Lyraen Elemental Implants and Enhanced Microplating from CEL via Embassy

- Gift Energy Conversion Weaponry to WWE via Embassy
- Gift 1 unit of Hopefuls to WWE, on loan to combat a probable Same incursion.

- Pending Kombuch apology and agreement to dissolve the Cacola Conference treaty and establish a new one, Gift Energy Conversion Weaponry, War Beasts, and Capital Ship Hulls to the Kombuch via Embassy.

- The Gelean government takes no official position on the internal politics of the Rothuun. Stories persist, however, of a skilled platoon of Gelean brigands-become-mercenaries who fought for Grazakh Peelskin and distinguished themselves in battle, though quickly sought new employment after Grazakh's death. Perhaps relatedly, Aneb Two-Gun soon finds himself with a contract offer from nearly two dozen rogue Hopefuls, battle-hardened women with few qualms about supporting a Rothuun Traditionalist for the right pay.

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Xavier Bonaparte, Aeternal Emperor of The Gelean Empire and its Protectorates
Diplomacy: 7+2
Military: 9+1
Economy: 3
Philosophy: 1
Intrigue: 6

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New Ruler Next Round?
No

Military Units 7/13
- Gelean First Fleet (the second one) - Three Valkyrie-class Ships Foundation and Empire, Gray Lensman, and Presumption, along with their support vessels and drones.

- Gelean Second Fleet (also the second one) - Three Valkyrie-class Ships Warlord of Mars, Odd John, and Wind in the Door, along with their support vessels and drones.

- Mercenary Contrapsions
- An'Null's Hopefuls 1
- An'Null's Hopefuls 2
- Ascendancy Killbot Fleet 1
- Ascendancy Killbot Fleet 2

Generals:
- Commander Fiona Aeternus (Mil 10)

Embassies:
- Kombuch Embassy on Verne
- Celenian Embassy on Verne
- Watcher Embassy on Verne

Technologies:
Capital Ship Hulls, War Beasts, Energy Conversion Weaponry

Temporary Cultural Identity - Empath Agents: 2d8 for Stabilization and resisting Unrest in the Capital
Permanent Cultural Identities - EMPTY

Military Specialization - Gelean Goodnight Kiss: On a successful Tactical Roll when attacking a region, GLR opponents add +2 to their Combat Loss rolls.
Permanent Military Specializations - EMPTY

- Personnel Armament
- Ranged Weaponry - Energy Conversion Weaponry (+1 to battle, Arcana [Screeching Crystals])
- Armor and Shields
- Engines
- Warmachines and Live Weaponry - War Beasts (+1 to battle, Fauna [Space Whales])
- Logistics - Capital Ship Hulls (-1 combat losses, Hard Metals [NONE])
- Medicine, Mad Science, and Blessings
- Reconnaissance and Divination
- Stealth, Sabotage, and Traps
- Fortifications, Sappers, and Planetary Siege Weaponry

Trading posts
- K9 (Screeching Crystals) TP1
- L10 (Space Whales) TP1
- I7 Mushroom Tea TP2
- R28 Haethalian Rubies TP2

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+2 Dip, +1 Mil

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Stabilize J10

Establish Claim on N4 and Increase CPC Rep (I forgot to account for ZoI on the first roll, so the 14 is erroneous; should be a +6 to the roll for a total of 13. Still succeeds.)

Inquest M11

[SquirrelWizard]

Grymlan Combine

Round 10
Regions: N30, N32
High Coordinator Flash Starshine
Diplomacy: 5
Military: 4
Economy: 6
Philosophy: 7
Intrigue: 3

Actions

• [Military] Project Brightlight in Dregisles: (1/5) Build Superstructure - In conjunction with Core Containment Incorporated, the Combine begins working on a giant tube-like space station like structure in Dregisles. At the moment it remains empty and powered by a temporary generator. Though the exact details of its construction are still shrouded in mystery, rumors and speculation on UwU points to the myriad amount and sizes of thrusters peppering the surface of the structure that seems somewhat overkill in attitude control for a space station.
• [Military] Project Brightlight in Dregisles: (2/5) Add high energy military grade generator and GLD systems. - A massive Brightglow hyper-fusion reactor is installed on site, far larger and powerful than those found in other Grymlan space stations along with several bays for Zap-charger capacitor banks for further energy storage. Within the structure are a series of special modified GLD drives utilizing technology from the inspiration series of experiments are installed, though for what reason seems largely up to speculation.
• [Philosophy] Probe O31 (2d6+7): [14] - Tenta-Probe Mk.69 with an automatic defenestration array and chrome plates is sent into the heart of ANE space. Though the Combine is leery of the terrorists presence there, the need for information supercedes this fear.
• [Philosophy] Convert M31 (2d6+7): [16] - With the discovery of the spores of M31 as being a sentient hivemind Flash irritates Gruff Arclight by asking if OwO hubs could be made compatible with it as an effort to reach out to it. Gruff grudgingly agrees but still grumbles about having to overhaul access protocols.
• [Diplomacy] (Special Action 5) Establish Embassy with Duenem. - With the Duenem being one of two robotic like star-powers in Axiom, Flash moves to establish a from of embassy with them, not only to ease trade between the star-powers, but also so that Techies might have access to an alternate viewpoint in understanding OwO.

Non-Actions

• See Embassy Actions if any.
• Flash turns down the offer to survey O33, citing that the seeking is what is important not the end result.

Resistances

• Resist nonsupported buyouts/raids/conversions

Embassys and Diplomatic Representatives

• Dipanan Embassy
  
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  • Give DCN EGGRE in exchange for Enhanced Microplating tech.

  
  
• Deejhan Clankturner: Cultural Envoy to Lyrae.
• Defensive Pacts: Lyrae.

News and Rumors

• Flash has been talking with Leelee Buildfast over the future of Core Containment Incorporated with its new home in Dregisles being far removed from the core, he suggested that they could broaden their efforts to be less focused on the Same and more broadly experimenting with prototype and speculative technologies.
• Sona Digibeat, a Grymlan Techie who runs a music vlog on UwU, rocketed in popularity after she published two songs, "We sing-sing too," remixed radiation recordings from the stars of the Garden of Leira and "Sense-Feel me" which induces a degree of synesthesia with the right sound equipment. Her most recent vlog involved some secret project she was working on, but needed more time for things to come together.
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  Corporations of the Combine
  
  The government of the Grymlan Combine consists of several corporations that both coordinate with, and against, each other in deciding how the efforts of the Grymlan people are applied. The Corporations are patrons and financial backers to research, production, and distribution groups typically within a certain field of Grymlan life and their internal structure represents the same general structure of the Combine at large.
  
  As such, Leadership among the Grymlans is based on election, with canidates chosen both on their stance with the indivdual corperation and the needs of the Grymlan people as a whole. Unsurprisingly, corruption is not uncommon among Grymlans leaders. Corruption is expected by the general populace as long as it has reasonable limits. Leaders are expected to have their own personal projects they're working on as long as they meet the needs of the Grymlan people. Given the inquisitive nature of Grymlans as a whole, an the high profile nature of the leadership, Grymlan politicians tend to have Cat and Mouse games between themselves that the populace tends to keep abreast of as a form of entertainment. Should such a leader be deemed insufficent, whether by incompetence, corruption, or changing needs of the people, they can be voted out of their position by the Corporations under them (though the state in which they are voted out might dictate the terms of their severance).
  
  Some Corporations of the Combine.
  

  • Foodstuff Solutions: Headed by Abrigal Dirtpaw, Foodstuff Solutions represents many agricultural interests in the Combine. Their farms provide food to feed the Grymlan people as well as providing other materials to the other Corporations. Their labs work to improve existing crops while at the same time they are always on the look out for new potential products to grow and experiment with.
  • Max Zappyzap Projections: Lead by Dhaka Sparkthrower, Max Zappyzap Projections is the closest thing the Grymlans have to a security Corporation. In prior years they were an arms manufacturer who designed energy casters for Grymlan ships to protect them against space debris. They also did research into high energy release weapons that largely went unused (I mean of course you gotta set one off just to make sure it works, we didn't need that asteroid anyways) but did result in research with Arclight Power that provided the primary fission reactors that provide power to the Grymlan's cities and ships. Nowadays they serve as one of the military minded corporations expanding the Grymlan's knowledge of tactics and equipment as they are exposed to new races.
  • Arclight Power: Lead by Dayton Voltzap, Arclight Power serves the Grymlan's ever-growing need for power. They are the formost researchers in high energy fields and often looking for new elements or ways to use them alongside Max Zappyzap Projections.
  • Fluffyshine Grooming: Headed by Celise Dyedye, Fluffyshine Grooming provides cosmetics and grooming supplies to the Grymlans. Proper grooming, especially of their tails, is considered a necessity by the Grymlan populace. In addition Grymlans enjoy expressing themselves in a wide array of colors both in clothing and hair dye. Fluffyshine Grooming is the leader in what is new and chic by melding technology with fashion.
  • Farseeker Enterprise: Lead by Trevan Longhaul, Farseeker Enterprise focuses not only on exploratory sensors and shipping, but they also serve the Grymlan Combine with transporting goods between population centers. While they were not the designers of the Darkship concept, they have been diligently improving it, focusing on the ships abilities to operate on long haul deployments and improving on thruster designs.
  • Infrastructure Craftmakers: Lead by Bruk Dynacraft, Infrastructure Craftmakers maintains the infrastructure of Grymlan life whether it be the heat resistant domes of Wratheye or the various space stations orbiting the Cloudysea expanse. They support endeavors to build faster, cheaper, and more adaptable among hostile environments.
  • Truthytruth Communications: Lead by Leelee Sweettounge, Truthytruth Communications deals with data and communications between the Grymlan people and works alongside OwO, and they also host many news and entertainment channels.
  • Feelgood Incorporated: Lead by Vera Tailsnug, Feelgood Incorperated serves the healthcare needs of the Grymlans. The work to constantly push the boundaries of medicine and scientific enhancement.
  • Fringe Science Go!: Headed by Wexel Weirdlight, Fringe Sceince Go! explores theoretical scientific fields such as magic and psionics. With the introduction of aliens with these abilities they have seen a resurgence as of late.
  • Core Containment Incorporated: A recent addition to the Combine, CCI acts as a military corporation specializing in theoretical and prototype designs created from the incorporation, and abuse of, alien tech. Led by Leelee Buildfast.

  
  

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Regional TPs and LCs

Region Name	Region #	TP 1	TP 2	TP 3	Produces	LC 1	LC 2 (Assembly)	Special	Other
CloudySea	N30	OwO	NYX	Open	Grymlan Farseeker Corps	OwO	XXX
Dregisles	N32	KCW	Open	XXX	Guns	OwO	XXX

• Owned TPs: 1
• Grymlan Farseeker Corps (N30, 1)
  

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Tech, Identity and Projects
Technologies

• General
  (9)Essential Grymlan’s Guide to Reverse Engineering [Grymlan Farseeker Corps] - +1 to Tech Theft
  (8)F.L.E.X. Security [Space Knights] - +1 resist theft.
  (8)Long-Range Advertising Campaigns [Broadcasting Tech] - Reduce ZoI by 1 step for buyout defense
  (8)Resident Spies [Broadcasting Tech or Spies (Resource), One or More Embassies] - Treat one Secret Action as originating from Power you have an embassy with for ZoI purposes, must be Close or nearer to new origin.
  (8)Trade League [Electronics] - Owned 2 TPs in adjacent region grants claim on region.
  
  Military
  <Personnel Armament>
  <Ranged Weaponry>
  <Armor and Shields>
  <Engines>
  <Warmachines and Live Weaponry>
  <Logistics>
  <Medicine, Mad Science, and Blessings>
  <Reconnaissance and Divination>
  <Stealth, Sabotage, and Traps>
  <Fortifications, Sappers, and Planetary Siege Weaponry>

Organization Relations

• SoS 1
• CmC 2, 1 favor

Identities and Caller Fragments

• (Temp) Specailized Public Wantneed Fixrig Strategies - 2d8 resolving unrest

Projects

• N30 CmC Relay (3/3)
• N32 Core Containment Incorporated base (3/3)

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Military Units

• Active Military Units: 4
• Darkship Fleet Flashybang: three robust Bigzap cruisers along with a smaller fighter Zappycraft carrier and three smaller Fleetfeet corvette ships. While lacking the comfort amenities and most of the production capabilities of Darkship Shinystar, they make up with a considerable increase of mobility and overall speed.
• Darkship Fleet Novabloom: To replace Darkship Shinystar, Grymlan engineers work on an updated Darkship Design that incorperates a greater number of smaller ships, each heavily armed with Deathbloom missile launchers and enhanced engines. Where previous iterations of darkship fleets focused on a slow, steady, approach to combat, Darkship Fleet NovaBloom represents the application of prototype explosive tech and changing ideas on approaches to naval doctrines.
• Darkship Fleet Darks-Seer: Drawing upon the newly inducted Lopurna, Darkship Fleet Dark-Seer has several cruiser class ships created in a melding of Grymlan and Lopurna designs supported by Grymlan Zippyzap fighter craft. The The cruisers have several rapid fire zapcaster turrets dedicated to point defense and fighter denial systems, there are several crystaline emitter strips that run the lengths of the ship allowing the Lopurna crew to lash out with deadly psionic energy lances in lieu of the heavy zap cannons found on other Grymlan based warships.
• Aetherweave Assault Corps: Those Lopurna trained to act as soldiers train their psionic abilities to enhance their physical capabilities, moving with preternatural grace, strength, and precision. As situations call for it, small communions can be levied to increase their capabilities such as against hardened targets or evading detection.

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10/X Diplomacy: 5
X/X Military: 4+1
O/X Economic: 6
O/X Philosophy:7+1
X/X Intrigue: 3

[Lleban]

The Knights Vacio
SPACE KING Jaques Delon

Diplomacy 2
Military 7
Economy 10
Philosophy 1
Intrigue 2

Actions:

Secret:

Diplomacy: In lieu of conquering O11 in glorious battle, EAA concedes the region to KNV in exchange for a future trade for Warbeasts, FLEX Security and an undisclosed military technology. KNV shall also offer themselves as a bulwark against the same in the event that EAA becomes threatened by the AI menace.

Diplomacy Work on the GALAXY BRAIN project

Military Hire a Unit: Red Dwarf Pilots

Military: Hire a Unit: Core Patrol Initiates.


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[Roarke]

Round 10
The Guild Enterprises of Nyx
Vassal to the Gelean Empire
Nyx (Sector C23)
Domino Ophelo, Lord of Coin

Actions

1. [Military 10] Introduce Platinum Elite Battlefield Health Services! Effect: +2 Leader Loss rolls when fighting a battle with your Ruler. Requires: 9-Armed Surgeons. Slot: Medicine, Mad Science, and Blessings - While he had managed to avoid serious injury in the seizure of Lot 5 and at the bloodbath that the Pan-Galactic Auction had turned into Lord Domino had faced his mortality and found it displeasing. The richest being in all of Axiom, or even indeed the most powerful and important of any space hungry power, should be treated to the utmost medical care available in the galaxy especially when they risked their lives for fortune or nation or what have you. The elite level of medical professionals available in Mier Formica held territory had become a lasting boom within the Nyxian economy as increasing availability and sophistication of medical science enriches and lengthens lives, especially among those with the means to fund cutting edge techniques and technologies. Swiftly in Nyx, and records are kept for replication by other species, the medical center for leadership is transformed into a state of the art constantly upgrading and evolving laboratory of the finest caliber. Only the best was fit for the rich noble few chosen to lead their people to greater and greater glories in righteous battle against a wicked enemy or what have you.
2. [Military] Invade E25 with 2 Units under Lord Domino (10) using War Beasts (Space Whales) & HEAT Engines (Voidstone) (+2) - Exploiting the clause in their trade deal with the Rothuun Lord Domino as one of his final acts takes half of the Nyxian mercenary forces through Lot 5 into the sector responsible for production of the highly popular Pocket Factories which had swept Nyx in previous years. The popularity of these devices suggested a merger between corporate interests was desirable to the Guilds and with the recent massive resource influx brought on by the sale of Lot 5 the desire to conduct further intergalactic real estate deals is driving colonialist sentiments among the Nyxians.
3. [Military] Invade C27 with 2 Units under Merchant Prince Mahjong (5) using War Beasts (Space Whales) & HEAT Engines (Voidstone) (+2) - With a path opened up to the Dilithium rich defense poor sector marked C27 on current star charts the other half of the Nyxian mercenary fleet is dispatched under an enterprising Merchant Prince to secure the region in the name of the Guild...at least for however long they intended to hold onto it. The risk of loss to the void prompts a greater investment of troops than was strictly desired but the economic benefits of another region to sell or exploit were considered to outweigh the risks associated with the risk of lost lives. If the sale of one matrix of star systems could earn the Guild the great debt and technological boons acquired from the Rothuun what could more do?
4. [Military] Raise 1 Unit of Bluenose Marchers - Lyraens and _Lot_5_natives_ have once more fallen under the sway of the blue powder to such an extent that elite warriors can be drilled in alongside the dependence on the high inducing processed plant matter. The proud Bluenose Marchers of the Cyreilean Expanse may have been turned into Zombuch drones by the vile mushrooms but their legacy lived on in the reborn society of Lot 5. Nyxian interests represented by Lyraen drug lords provide a mercenary force composed of their dependent drug-loyal armies to serve the Guild.
5. [Economy] Buyout Kamasati (N6) Ascendant Seeds TP2 9 - With Emperor Bonaparte tearing up the Cacola Conference treaty the Guilds are freed from any obligations they may (or legally may not) have been subject to as vassals to a signatory. With the implosion of Kamasati political structures markets were depressed and the wealth of Nyx went remarkably far. Recent technological innovations by the self proclaimed gods relied on their unusual Ascendant Seeds and it was expected they would increase in value with the spread of this technology, something that could happen easily in the wake of their vulnerable position.
   Unfortunately it seemed the Kamasati were preoccupied with both their self proclaimed importance as gods as well as the crumbling political/psionic situation surrounding them in the Awoken to take advantage of Nyxian savings. The Pantheon's displeasure for doing business with the Nyxians shone through in spite of the civil strife and once more the Nyxians thanked the Emperor for seizing the Mobius system and its neighbor securing Nyxian interests in the regions.
6. [Economy] Buyout H22 Celenian Alloys TP2 14 - A desire to utilize Microplating and perhaps, in time, to construct their own Celenian style super cruiser for use or sale drives investment into the recently claimed sector H22. The Droccen were a popular state in their neck of the woods as Nyx understood things and they were looking forward to doing business with the Imperium. Empress Sai is commended by some gossipy columns in Nyx news that she managed to gain her own personal access to the very same alloys utilized by the Celenians whose current Consul had purportedly attempted to win her hand with promises of super cruisers made of such an alloy. This appears to be an intended flattery to distract from the fact the Nyxians were buying up this alloy out from under the Droccen.

Non-Actions

1. Endorse OwO Buyout of Nyx (K5) Voidstone TP3
2. Assure the Lopurna their concerns were being heard. Plans to construct a habitat for the displaced refugees are in the works to break ground in the next couple of years.
3. Reluctantly pay the ANE off with M23 Sorcerers TP 2, C17 9-Armed Surgeons TP1, and L8 Kill Bots TP 2. There was no desire to have Eradicator interference in the real estate schemes being concocted along the frontier resulting in the reluctant payment of the demanded ransom. A debt was a debt and while this cost seemed egregiously high the Nyx had simply learned that this particular galactic sect of nihilist space pirates weren't worthy business partners.

UPT Embassy

• The time it seems has come for Lord Domino's retirement from the position of Lord of Coin. The recent shoot out on Zara including the duel with SPACE KING Jacques over what some xeno sympathetic news outlets are calling a "slave auction" has damaged the elder Nyxian's galactic reputation. While the lord tries to struggle against this narrative, emphasizing the Jesska's clear intent to auction off Korima's ransom as a valuable intellectual property and not her labor or possession avoiding the strictest definition of slavery, it was a losing PR battle. His elder son Uno, inheritor to his father's rich legacy who had taken a small loan of a million Guild credits and founded multiple successful enterprises during Nyxian led buyouts across the nearby sectors, steps up to the difficult challenge promising to condemn further apparent endorsements of slavery among the Maturated. This promise does not capture the fate of non-Maturated races or planets as exemplified by the young lord's militant stance on nearby space wishing to possess and sell it on the intergalactic real estate market.
• There were military tacticians who questioned not only the Nyxian reliance on mercenaries but also their proclivity for fielding heavily infantry based armies. Surely it was better to, as the Celenians or even Geleans did, and field great fleets of warships than send in troops to fight more or less face to face? Nyxian prevailing thought disagreed on two points. Point one, a ship, especially a large capital ship like those fielded by the honorable Celenian Republic, were an investment to construct and a constant expenditure to maintain and crew. An army of mercenaries may have been a bit expensive in the short term but when they were all slaughtered by supermutants and freaks of space their contracts were effectively terminated ending further expenditures and requiring only a modest rather than significant reinvestment. Point two, the aforementioned supermutants and space freaks roaming around within Axiom. So many worlds were primitive technologically but so terrible in some yet unimagined fashion an expensive fleet of ships to maintain and crew were at risk of loss to nothing dignifying the dispatch of such a fine piece of engineering. Dump mercenary alien grunts on problem planets until the problems go away, save the years of academy trained spacefarers for more important duties than subduing some GLD-less backwater world that just happens to host some demonic donkey race giving your colonists trouble.

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Lord of Coin Domino Ophelo

Stat	Value	Increase?
Diplomacy	5	-
Military	10	-
Economy	10	-
Philosophy	1	-
Intrigue	2	-

NEW LEADER
Lord of Coin Uno Ophelo

Stat	Value	Increase?
Diplomacy	4	-
Military	5	+2
Economy	4	+1
Philosophy	1	-
Intrigue	3	-

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Region Name	Region Number	Resource	Learning Center	Assembly	Status	Bonuses
Nyx	K5	Voidstone (Great)	Mandate of Coin	-	Capital, Stable	(Gilded Garrison 5/5 (+1 Unit Cap)

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Specialties

Type	Name	Effect(s)	Permanent?
Cultural Identity	Laws of Procurement	2d8 on Buyouts	No

Technologies

Type	Name	Effect(s)	Required Resource?
E	Long-Range Ads	Reduces ZoI by one step for defending against buyouts	Broadcasting Tech
E	Galactic Currency	+1 Buyout	Any precious mineral (Pocket Gold) + Any other resource (Any)
M, Warmachines and Live Weaponry	War Beasts	+1 Battle	Fauna (Space Whales)
E	Resident Spies	Treat one secret action per turn as if its ZoI was centered on the capital of a Stellar Power you have an Embassy with. The target must be Close, Adjacent, or within the Capital region	Broadcasting Tech or Spies (Resource), One or More Embassies
E	F.L.E.X. Security	Defense actions against theft have a +1	Clone Knights
M, Armour and Shields	Enhanced Microplating	Battle Rolls get +1	Hard Metal
M, Engines	HEAT Engines	-	Fuel (Voidstone)
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Nyx Controlled Trading Posts: 17

• Nyx (K5) Nostromo's Shroud Voidstone TP 1
• M23 Sorcerers TP 2
• L8 Kill Bots TP 1
• L8 Kill Bots TP 2
• K7 Angel Wings TP 1
• Neo-Sol (K9) Screeching Crystals TP 2
• L10 Space Whales TP 2
• I5 Tiny Cats TP 1
• Cloudysea (P14) Grymlans Farseeker Corps TP 2
• M3 Pocket Gold TP 1
• C19 Rainbow Carrots TP1
• D22 Dreameating Pills TP3
• E25 Pocket Factories TP1
• E27 Mercenaries TP1
• C17 9-Armed Surgeons TP1
• Xaldarian Expanse (D31) Spies TP1
• D24 Cyreilian Marching Powder TP1

Military Units CAP: 5

1. Kill Bot Gold Swarm
2. Cyreilean Sorcerers
3. Compubane Security Group
4. Contrapsions

Generals

Fragments

[Gaius Hermicus]

Rothuun Minotaurs
(Round 10: AR 2169- AR 21)
Urthuun Kzarna Harpooner




Actions
[Military] Invade region Q15 with 5 units led by Urthuun Kzarna Harpooner (+10 leadership, +5 units, +1 Microplating, +1 HEAT Engines, +1 War Beasts = +18 total): The defeated Same have been pushed back from the newly discovered Taurina II, into a region to the galactic north. The entirety of the Rothuun army descends upon the remainder of the Same, with express orders to capture the leader alive if possible. No other prisoners shall be taken.
[Diplomacy] Finish Pressing Claim on Q21: Dahlia Jones, the leader of the Niconian Plantation Masters, has finally caved to the pressure of the Rothuun "ambassadors". She resigns her position and surrenders control of the system to the Rothuun Galactic Holdings. Autha Snapneck is hereby promoted to the position of Regional Governor of Niconia and is put in charge of instating Rothuun tradition and culture into the region.
[Diplomacy]Attend the Kronin event:

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Accept the vassalization of ITS
Sell region D24 to DSD in exchange for a Military and an Economy tech within four rounds
Give the following technology to DSD: Enhanced Microplating, War Beasts, Trade League, Long Range Advertising, H.E.A.T. Engines, Galactic Currency Mint

[Diplomacy 10] Declare the Rothuun a Galactic Power: Rothuun Galactic Holdings (RGH)
[Military] Raise a unit: The Orissa Patrol, an elite unit of specially trained Ogatvezhiy, was formerly destroyed in battle with the Commandant's Miracle Men. Now that Baryshev is entirely under the sway of the Rothuun, it is deemed again safe to arm and train the Ogatvezhiy to serve in the military of their glorious minotaur overlords.

Nonactions:
Support conversions by ITS, resist all others
Support buyouts by ITS, EHZ and SYN, resist all others
Support ETH's buyout of Takhaun
Use Takhaun to power War Beasts, Ordivician Alloys to power Enhanced Microplating, and Diluted Dark Energy to power Heat Engines.

Embassies:
ETH: Ask if you need anything

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OOC: At the end of this round, Urthuun Kzarna Harpooner will be replaced. Her successor would have been chosen by the winner of the Battle for Thurtal (Virtash Splitskull) and the Grishal Rebellion (Zurtak Icehardened), however Zurtak was assassinated by An'Null's Eradicators and as such will be replaced in the contest of succession by Aneb Two-Gun. Other nations can provide support to any one of the candidates, via a non-action. Mechanical aid is not required, but will be looked upon extremely favorably (possibly up to +3 in exchange for a unit). The winner will be chosen by random dice roll with added bonuses based on their support. Currently, Virtash has +7 to his roll, and Aneb has +5. Choose wisely.

The Candidates!!!

Aneb Two-Gun: The son of former Urthuun Thrikar Fleshgorger, Aneb is the current king of Thurtal. He is popular among traditionalist Rothuun and has a large army at his disposal. The newer, less aggressive generation of minotaurs, however, believes him to be “totally uncool” and “lacking chill”. Aneb’s policy is that of aggressive expansion, without regard for neighbors or for diplomacy. He is heavily opposed to the Eye of the Horizon, and promises to attack the Core head-on with the goal of exterminating the Same. He will respect the Nephret Pact, but only so long as it suits him. Aneb is a devout follower of the Cult of Blood but is unlikely to eliminate the Church of Iteus from Taurina I. Likely stat orientation: Mil/Dip or Phi.

Virtash Splitskull: The brother of former king of Thurtal Posekh Flatfoot, Virtash is a very different sort of Rothuun. He is a diplomat, a globalist, and is heavily interested in establishing good relationships with foreign powers and even with the Sisterhood of Silence. Due to these unorthodox policies, Virtash is not popular in Taurina I, but he has still managed to gather a significant force of supporters and is now challenging Aneb Two-Gun for control of Thurtal. Should Virtash become Urthuun, he will expand primarily via diplomatic means, and will not intrude into other nations’ sovereignty. He has pledged not to enter the core or to fight the Same at all, and will denounce or attack any whom attempt to do so, such as the Core Patrol Corps and the Eye of the Horizon. He will respect all alliances, attempt to forge as many new ones as possible, and will not change religions. Likely stat orientation: Dip/Mil.

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Kzarna Harpooner	Urthuun of the Rothuun Minotaurs, Queen of Phakhtal and Ikhal
Aneb Two-Gun	King of Thurtal, son of Thrikar Fleshgorger
Virtash Splitskull	Significant government figure, brother of Posekh Flatfoot
Mitka Vashnyet	Ogatvezhiy, Regional Governor of Baryshev
Bephik Axemaker	High Priest of Iteus
Autha Snapneck	Ambassador to Niconia
Guntur Greataxe	Son of Urthuun Kzarna Harpooner and Zurtak Icehardened
Thrikar Fleshgorger	Former Urthuun, deceased father of Aneb Two-Gun

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Enhanced Microplating
War Beasts
Trade League
Long Range Advertising
H.E.A.T. Engines
Galactic Currency Mint

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Resources/Troops:
Units: Phakhuun Marines, Black Knights, Hammerhead Armada, Kronin Mercenaries, Etherite Mercenaries +3

Resources Controlled: Takhaun (Q19.1), Miracle Machines (P22.3), Diluted Dark Energy (Q13.1), Ordivician Alloys (T18.1), Hyper Honey (P18.1)

Urthuun Kzarna Harpooner

Diplomacy: 10 +1
Military: 10 +1
Economy: 8
Philosophy: 2
Intrigue: 1

New leader next round!

[RandoMan]

NPC Actions

Organizations!
Expiration Dates close at the end of the round specified in their description:

Sisterhood of Silence

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UPT is condemned, for what little weight it carried, when Svaatyr investigation reveals they were behind the attack on Shimmering Light monastery.

[Military] Continue the final crusade against the Same - Intending to fight the Same until her last breath the Mother Superior maneuvers the mobile headquarters into an assault on v0.21 whose large forces and weak tactical leadership could favor the Sisterhood attack with infliction of greater casualties upon this version. If a version were destroyed the others would surely swarm to fill the gap but it would be one less obstacle for the Maturated to overcome. (Mother Superior (Mil 8) leads remaining 3 Units into K13 to fight Same v0.21!)

Core Patrol Corps

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[Diplomacy] Offer reputation for exploration of the Core - The Sisterhood’s choice to broadcast a snapshot of the Core was a valuable one but one that threatened to quickly become outdated without active eyes monitoring the Same. Core Patrol sought to have no secrets regarding the Core among Axiom’s defenders and innocent inhabitants and encourages any who are able to plumb the Core and reveal as much as possible to active monitoring. (Request: Explore a Core region. Reward: +1 Rep/Region. Expiration Date: Round 12)

[Military] Recon I17 with 3 Units 13 - Utilizing the data broadcast by the Sisterhood the CPC mounts an attack plan intended to force a confrontation with Same v0.01. According to the Sisterhood report the tactical AI was weak and one of the Patrolman Colonels was expected to be able to take on the challenge with a compliment of competent Patrolmen.

[Military] Recon N12 with 4 Units 15 - A similar military recon is planned and enacted on the opposite vigil border seeking to cow Same v0.13 with a glancing blow assuming no Core Patrol fleets were needed elsewhere by friends to the Patrol. The Kombuch Fanta class fighters are set to be put through their paces by this preliminary offensive strafe.

Cosmic Couriers

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[Economy] Buyout U9 Aeolaax TP1 15 - With the Draax wars over and the system under Rocthurhi occupation prices on the oxygen mass producing plants of the Draax are on sale at an all time low!

[Economy] Buyout W13 Daytime Whiskey TP1 15 - While not every DDD establishment would be licensed for intoxicants at least one was planned to provide appropriate meal-associated “hard stuff.” The massive geological work done in some forgotten age to transform a planet into a distillery cannot be ignored so close to a Courier Relay and the industrious merchants set up a collection system at the end of the planetary distillation process line.

[Diplomacy] Ask Knights Vacio and Warden's of World's End for a Relay in Hollow (R12) - Courier Relay coverage was somewhat lackluster near the eastern Core border and the Knights were well positioned to amend this oversight. Given their recent vassalage to the heavily indebted Wardens the Knights are offered the opportunity to construct a Relay in the old Knight's capital whose completion would see two existing Favors owed by the Wardens considered paid off. (Request: KNV and/or WWE build a CmC Relay in R12. Reward: +2 Favors for WWE. Expiration Date: Round 12)


An’Null’s Eradicators

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[Intrigue] Offer to Survey O33 for OwO - While their base in O31 remained blissfully shrouded from wider Axiom the assaults on two other Eradicator outposts sees increased activity around this sector. An envoy is sent to the nearby Grymlans offering the discrete surveillance services of the Eradicators into a nearby region. (Request: Permit ANE to Survey O33. Reward: +1 Favor owed from OwO to ANE. Expiration Date: Round 11)

[Diplomacy] Offer Nyx the opportunity to pay with money instead of flesh - The Nyx were incredibly wealthy, the past few years had proven that without the shadow of a doubt, but they were also indebted to the Eradicators for a fleet called in to aid the small corporate nation in fending off rival militant interests early in Lord Domino's reign. The favor owed for this is called in now as the Eradicators were weakened by multiple assaults on their outposts with the Eradicators seeking material wealth with which to rebuild. If the Guild was unwilling to cooperate there was always more punitive measures that could be taken... (Request: 3 TPs: Sorcerers, 9-Armed Surgeons, and Kill Bots given to ANE via a non-action. Reward: +1 Favors for NYX. Expiration Date: Round 10)

[Intrigue] Secret

[LapisCattis]

Round 10 Actions
The Ndoda
Umkhonto Malyat Elunxwemeni

Ruler Stats:
Diplomacy - 4
Military - 3
Economy - 6
Philosophy - 1
Intrigue - 2

Actions:

1. Diplomacy - Stabilize F22 - Success!

After years of negotiations and military back-and-forth with the obstinate Caguns, the Ndoda are able to soothe tempers by respecting and restoring the damaged Cagun sacred regions and adding Cagun voices to the Council as with the Carides. With the moistness and humidity of Kraikr too much for most Ndoda to handle and an established governing system, the Cagun are brought into the conglomerate of Ndodan lands as a mostly self-governing system. The primary price to the Cagun has been to maintain stocks of Operatic Frogs for galactic trade.

2. Military - Send 5 units under the leadership of Umkhonto Malyat to invade region D24.

To three systems in which life is sacred and freedom under suns protected, the reports of effective slaves so close to the Ndodan capital was an outrage, not in the least to the Cagun who had just won agreements with the Ndoda for independence and self-management. Umkhonto Malyat vows to rectify this injustice and prevent other far away systems from laying claim to lands uncomfortably close to home, no matter the cost.

3. Economy - Buyout E19 TP1 (Fluffidium)- Fail
4. Economy - Buyout E19 TP2 (Fluffidium)- Success

Neko Jr. begrudgingly allows the Ndoda control of the remaining clippings harvested by the scientists to trade or test as they wish. The Cats firmly believe this was not a concession, but a test to see what these lizards would do if given that amount of power.

5. Economy - Buyout C15 TP3 (GMO Giga Shrimp)- Success

At long last, the Ndoda breathe a sigh of relief as shrimp are secured to act as hosts for the brain-eating slugs. Though the risk of attack was low, the Ndoda can relax as the agreement made for a non-aggressive pact are fulfilled.

6. Economy - Expedition E23 - Fail

Bolstered by recent success and the formal declaration of the Ndodans as formidable merchants, a Nemikhomo expedition is sent out to explore an unexplored region just south of Kwizik. Those merchants seem to have gotten distracted by their bellies however, as they returned home empty handed but smelling strongly of peppers.

Dice Rolls

Non-Actions:
Resist all unauthorized buyouts and conversions
Attend The Arena event

News and Rumors:

Umkhonto Malyat has promised to continue the Ndodan Golden Age. Scientists are pressed hard at work to develop and perfect new weapons and equipment, and the training grounds have never been so full.

Past Umkhontos Ukiphosa and Shurik have taken command of the efforts on Kraikr and Wonderland, respectfully, using their diplomatic knowledge and influence to coordinate efforts and advance technologies in those systems. The addition of Cagun and Caridean representatives to the Council has greatly improved relations as conflicts are resolved quickly. Poh Bi, head of the Cagun representatives, has introduced mud wrestling to Kwizik, and leads the war hawks of the Council. Graham, head of the Caridean representatives, has established himself as a shrewd merchant after discovering the Fluffy Cats.

The inauguration of Umkhonto Malyat has brought to the forefront a scandal - a nest of eggs laid by a Talwoq female to the new Umkhonto. Elders of the tribes grumble of favoritism and impartiality, though the Talwoq have taken this chance to boast of a closer relationship to leadership.

Ruler Stats Post Round 10 Actions:
Diplomacy - 5
Military - 3
Economy - 8
Philosophy - 1
Intrigue - 2

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Technologies:
Enhanced Microplating - +1 to Battle Rolls (Required: Hard Metal)

Tactical Doctrine:
Electric Net - For every two Ndoda units present in a combat, gain a +1 bonus to combat rolls, up to +5

Trade Posts:
G21-1 – Singing Fly Traps
E27-2- Durasteel
E21-1- Entabeni Cloth
C19-2-Rainbow Carrots
C23-3- Harmonized Dark Matter
D20-1,2,3- Iridium
D22-2-Dream Eating Pills
D18-2-Quantum Mechanical Doctors
C23-2-Voidstone
F22-3-Operatic Frogs
F24-2-Quasar Peppers
G25-1-Entertainment
F20-?-Bilithium
E19-2-Fluffidium
C15-3-GMO Giga Shrimp

[moossabi]

The Church of Iteus, Round Ten
Pontiff Malicha

Actions

1. [Philosophy] Many neighboring systems remain outside the Church's sphere of influence; it is decided that this must be rectified, starting with the nearby sector of Sanctum. The 'Rust Cultists' of the area have become easy fodder for the Church, so this should not be too great an undertaking. (Convert U17; Roll: 16; SUCCESS)
2. [Philosophy] Upon Syndrome request, an expedition is mounted to sector R20 again to convert the region in preparation for their arrival. (Convert R20; Roll: 13; SUCCESS)
3. [Diplomacy] With the Library of Peace still out of Church hands, representatives begin to stalk public events for any signs of its new owners. This is very damning of the current state of the Church's covert action capabilities... (Attend Event)
   
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   -Vassalize to the Rothuun (forming gk this round), as stipulated in the Neohret agreement
4. [Intrigue] Oddly it would seem that the Church is continuing an investigation into Efficiency Ground rather than starting anew, yet they are still scrambling for the most basic of information... (Investigate Efficiency Ground; Roll: 9; INDECISIVE)
5. [Intrigue] (Secret)

Nonactions

• ???

News and Rumors

• Though upon its discovery the Church tries desperately to cover up the information discovered about the "Finder" AI, but it leaks out to the wider galaxy nonetheless. All further investigation into the matter is stricken from the public agenda.

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1. Caller AI "Finder"
2. Efficiency Ground
3. Religious Unity within Allies

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Nephret Pact:
-Defensive pact between RMT, ITS, and SYN
-RMT and SYN support conversions by ITS
-RMT, ITS, and SYN support buyouts of unowned tps by fellow signatories
-RMT will change state philosophy to Church of Iteus (FULFILLED)
-Once possible, ITS will vassalize to RMT (UNFULFILLED)

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Malicha’s rolls

Stat	Value	Increase?
Diplomacy	2	-
Military	2	-
Economy	2	-
Philosophy	8	-
Intrigue	5	-

Military unit count: 5
Generals:

• None

Items:

• Caller Fragment Strict Obedience; Effect: Once/round +1 Tactical Maneuvering
• Caller Fragment Shared Objective; Effect: Once/round +1 Increase Reputation
• ??? (if you are seeing this, consider this a thanks for caring about my posts )

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Region Name	Region Number	Resource	Philosophy Center	Status
Itean System	T16	Knowledge Parasites	Church of Iteus	Capital

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Specialties

Type	Name	Effect(s)	Permanent?
n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Technology

Type	Name	Requirement(s)	Effect(s)
Military	Enhanced Microplating	Hard Metal	Battle Rolls get +1
Military	War Beasts	Fauna	Battle Rolls get +1
Economy	Trade League	Electronics	If a player owns two or more TPs in a region that is adjacent to one of their own regions, they gain a Claim on that region
Economy	Long Range Advertising	Broadcasting Tech	Reduces ZoI by one step for defending against buyouts
Military	H.E.A.T. Engines	Fuel	Battle Rolls get +1
Economy	Galactic Currency Mint	Any precious mineral + Any other resource	Buyouts get +1

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Named:
-Pontiff Altea (???): Absolute ruler of the Church of Iteus; Condition unique
-Archdeacon Taltha (DECEASED): In charge of doorlight research, loyal supporter of Altea, drowned in the lower catacombs of the Cathedral
-Pontiff Malicha: Dedicated to the religious aspects of the Church, formerly doubtful of Altea's direction but loyal regardless, now devoted to the confirmed Heir of Iteus
-Archdeacon Caranus (DECEASED): Left to spread Iteusism in Rothuun space near the core, status after seeking out the Same unknown
-Archdeacon Armando (DECEASED): afflicted with a Caller-AI-modified knowledge parasite, rendered catatonic and later expired after being used to temporarily tap into Caller signals
Unnamed:
-X other Archdeacons: subordinates of Altea that go about their business
-Monarch of Ruria: ruler of the Ruria monarchy, de facto a puppet of the Church in his own country
-Dictator of Subia: ruler of the Subia dictatorship, begrudgingly accepts Church hegemony
-Prime Minister of Urbia: elected representative of the Parliament of democratic Urbia, begrudgingly accepts Church hegemony

[Miltonian]

Boring Mechanics Stuff

The Worlds of Lyrae
Current Ruler: The Ascended One, Rii Lyrae

Actions:

1. [Diplomacy 10 Special] Declare the formation of the Lyraen Stellar Domain (Galactic Power)
2. [Diplomacy] Attend the Hunt
   -- Accept the Kron's Tech! And take a dragon...
3. [Diplomacy] Stabilize V26 (Cannot Fail)
4. [Philosophy 5 Special] Establish the Great Hypernet Node (LC on Lyrae for OwO)
5. [Diplomacy] Press Claim on V28 (Great Success)

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Current Stats
Diplomacy: 10
Military: 10
Economy: 2
Philosophy 6
Intrigue: 1

New Ruler Next Round?: ...Yes...

Rolled Stats

Diplomacy: 1 + 4 = 5
Military: 3 + 2 = 5
Economy: 3
Philosophy 1 + 1 = 2
Intrigue: 3

Border Status: Closed except to allies

Military Strength: 8

Military Doctrine: Shock and Awe
Bigger IS better!
For every two ships in a fleet, give a +1 bonus on battle rolls.

Cultural Identity: Praise the Sun!
Lyraens, one and all, are raised to revere Lyrae herself. Though they may disagree over the best way for the average citizen to live, they all shrink from directly betraying her.
Resist all covert actions with a 2d8+Int

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Lyraen Crystal Implants, Enhanced Microplating, Trade League, Galactic Mint, War Beasts, H.E.A.T., Capital Ship Hulls, and Government Support Markets

Spoiler: The Death of Lyrae

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“Good evening, everyone!” Awl Hahl grins at the camera. “I hope you all have had a wonderful Warp Day. I know I have. Hard to believe we’ve been a part of an intergalactic political scene for over a decade now. It has been a decade. Just between you and me, we’re not as young as we used to be!”

He chuckles. “Now. We take you live to the address that Lyrae herself is giving on the steps of her palace.”

In front of a cheering crowd, Lyrae stands before the whole of the Lyraen civilization. Those who couldn’t be there in person watch it live, anywhere from ten miles to ten million away. As she begins to speak, the noise of the crowd dies down. ““My children, my fellow Lyraens. Today is a great day! You have risen to the challenge. You have exceeded my expectations. You…” She pauses. “You, my children, have grown great indeed.” The crowd cheers.

“ Today is the day that we declare ourselves a real galactic power. A lot has happened, but we have persevered. However, we have made new allies, new friends, and new citizens. Therefore, we can no longer consider ourselves merely the Worlds of Lyrae. We have grown beyond that. From now on, we are The Lyraen Stellar Do-”

A shower of blood erupts from the center of her chest. And then, the screaming starts.

Current Situation at the End of the Round

Spoiler: The Full Report

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Rebels have attacked the Lyraen Capitol in the middle of Lyrae's address to her people, slaughtering thousands of citizens and guests alike. But worst of all, the opening shot was directed at Lyrae herself. It broke through all her defenses and killed her instantly. Though Ayl Lan managed to restore order in the city, the Lyraens are once again at war, though they do not know who they are fighting against.

Rii Lyrae is dead.

[QuintonBeck]

Union
(R8, S7, S9, T6, T8)
Member of the Uplift Chorus

General Secretary Jerry Gates
Diplomacy 5
Military 8
Economy 6
Philosophy 2
Intrigue 4

Actions

1. [Diplomacy 5] Embassy with KBC - A select number of Union citizens have expressed interest in hosting Kombuch colonies and experiencing the union of minds offered by that experience. While much mainstream cultural thought quietly and not-so-quietly labeled these particular xenophiles to be lunatics the PolitBoro seizes upon this opportunity to highlight the Union’s breadth of alien acceptance. All were the One after all and the solidarity and unity of life and intelligence were virtues to be valued, not derided. A special diplomatic corps is formed from among these would-be xenocolonies and a select few more seasoned diplomats to journey to the worlds of the Kombuch Bureaucratic Collective and establish a formal diplomatic presence. Solidarity with our alien comrades!
   
2. [Diplomacy] Stabilize T8 TN: 12 Roll: 12 - The Draax Attacks had been devastating for Huvile & Truffoplis especially as the Red Fleet was forced to retreat leaving the region to the ravaging of the scared-to-violence nomads thrust into the space between Union and Dawnstar by the Revolution. Efforts are made to reassure the populace that everything in the Union's power was being done to restore order and prepare preventative measures against similar incidents coming to pass in the future. Join the Red Fleet today!
   
3. [Diplomacy] Press Claim on T4 TN: 12/18 Roll: 15 - While it was true there was a strong desire to absorb the Mindcasters as a font for psionic Union agents this approach had failed to see the personhood of the small population instead viewing them as a resource to serve other citizens. Apologies are made and serious blueprints are laid out to provide this statistically insignificantly small population with the real means of political power and control over production befitting their existence as a collective of common individuals in Union. Hopefully this more humane political approach would prove more appealing to the powerful minds of the region.
   
4. [Diplomacy] Press Claim on U5 2/2 - While there were a number of economic and militarist policies within the region that fostered reactionary pushback by and large the massive size and shared approach towards the One allows the Union to begin integrating sector U5 as a new satellite republic. Further scientific inquests into the nature of Krackle Seeds are approved as the grand marketplace is transformed rapidly into a common meeting ground for economic planning and political discussion.
   
5. [Intrigue] Contribute to 'Investigate Efficiency Ground' Project - Wishing to aid the Rocthurhi-headed Uplift Chorus/Star League joint venture looking into the origins and goals of the mysterious Efficiency Ground a select group of Union's topmost scientists and researchers are spared to lend their expertise to the investigation. Efficiency Ground was widely held as responsible for the Revolution which had unleashed the devastating Drax Attacks upon the Union, Rocthurhi, and Dawnstar while simultaneously ripping apart the carefully orchestrated peace in the northeast. The desire to find and control or end further Revolutions was strongly held within many Union factions.
   
6. [Intrigue] Secret

Non Actions


Rocthurhi Embassy


Lyraen Embassy

• Petition Lyrae for an audience concerning the state of living conditions for the prisoners of Lyrae III

Spoiler: News and Rumors

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• The collapse of the Kamasati and vulture-like attacks by the Geleans, and it was suspected the Alysians would follow suit, are lightly condemned within the halls of Union leadership but no official condemnation appears. The recent economic kerfuffle with the Alysians had led to the Assembly holding the cord of energy needed to power the all important Union MMs. Upsetting the Alysians further was deemed unwise in the present moment although their callous attitudes towards political sovereignty, sponsoring Eradicator terrorists, and interfering in the internal governance of rival powers had the Union deeply unnerved. The Geleans were naturally expected to act like war mongering expansionists but they are saved from condemnation by the reality that to condemn them and not the Alysians should they act in a similar manner would make the Union appear far weaker in the eyes of the galaxy. If the Union was wrong and the Alysians did not act against the Kamasati a resolution to condemn the Geleans was ready but few expected the issue to actually manifest.
• Voices within the PolitBoro have suggested the Kombuch were ripe for conversion with the collapse of the Kamasati as a nearby rival ideology. Tezh and Rocthurhi teachers are encouraged to visit the mushroom people and bring knowledge of the One to these fascinating aliens. Others suggest it was better to let Kombuch xenocolonists continue to be funneled off for diplomatic duty and not invite further interactions to keep "pure" Union citizens free from living in symbiotic or parasitic organic relationships.
• Vassalage of the Knights Vacio to the Wardens of World's End and conversion to the Accords registers in opinion columns and serious news articles but the larger than life presence of SPACE KING had some time ago diminished the seriousness with which the Knights were taken in spite of their vast holdings and galactic influence. With the presence of the Same as common knowledge now coming to drive galactic action against the metallic hordes the Wardens appeared well positioned to lead the charge with the Umbral Augury in their capital and now half the Core border dancing to the beat of their ideological drum. The Warden's interest in the Knights alongside the Alysians draws a more politically clear eyed gaze towards the southwestern border.

Spoiler: Regions

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Region	#	Resource	Minor	Good	Great	Learning Center	Assembly
Terron Home Sector	S7	Matter Manipulators	UNN	Open	XXX	The One	-
The Gestalt	R8	Psychic Spirals	VLS	KNV	Open	The One	-
Borealis	S9	Boreal Metal	UNN	Open	ETH	The One	-
Crystal's Edge	T6	Crystal Skulls	CmC	RTH	XXX	The One	-
Huvile & Truffoplis	T8	Thneedz	Open	Open	Open	The One	The One

Spoiler: Armies and Technology

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6/10 Cap (CPC Base)

1. Princess Task Force Warships
2. Gestalt Psychics
3. Red Fleet Support Ships
4. Red Fleet Marines
5. Red Fleet Warships
6. Red Fleet Dreadnoughts

Tactical Doctine
Mass Wave Tactics (Size Losses become 1d5)

Military Technology


Generals

• Commissar Debra Holt (Mil 7)

Cultural Identity

• 2d8 on Conversions (Ideology 10 LC Bonus)
• Verification Required - 2d8 on Resist Conversions (Shared from RTH)

Technology


Fragment

[Corona]

Djinye National Front
Vassal of the Mier Formica

Regions W5, X6 and Y5
Marshal Galen, disciple of Aoife
Round 10

Actions:

1. [Diplomacy 10]Become a Great Kingdom
   Peace on Bespéartha lasts for a few years. In Spring 217516, the Djinye witness a series of several shocking events. First, the Meritocracy violates the treaty, having rebuilt their military using the resources in their rich home island of Caba. They launch attacks in all directions, against Minera, Plantera, the Djinye Liberation Movement, the Third Empire and Pyre's army, even against their erstwhile allies and neutral countries. They would be repelled soon; but the lost 3rd Scout Fleet returns from Ciretak (W3), bringing the fearsome Immortals as reinforcements. Despite the fact that they could use the help, Queen Lin Seed and King Zirkon refused to meet with the rebel leaders - it would not be appropriate for royals to speak to terrorists as equals. It would be decidedly un-Realtaist. The rebel leaders were just as uninterested in meeting. The Third Empire's noble goals could not be compromised by cooperating with barbarians. DLM did not respect any authorities. Pyre refused to even countenance defending someone other than her Genmod people from the underground. The surface dwellers always spurned them, so there was no love lost between them and the Genmod.
   
   As the war drags into the third week, all available resources on the planet finally mobilized and pointed at the hated enemies, some leaders begin to publicly suggest that they would not be completely averse to deploying weapons of mass destruction to end it once and for all. Then, Meritocracy generals inexplicably surrender. When the surprised victors arrive at the capital to sign yet another fragile peace treaty, they are told that Marshal Galen has been found dead one morning, apparently shot many times from by an expert gunman from the front at very close range, however, there were no signs of a struggle (or a gunfight - the Marshal had a handgun as well, yet it was still in its holster). Queen Lin asked to meet Legate Aoife instead. "We all knew she was the power behind the throne at any rate..." Unfortunately, that wasn't possible either. Aoife was found dead on that day as well, having hanged herself in the greatest temple of the Divine Brother on the island. It was an unthinkable act of desecration and abandonment of social duties. The officer handling this meeting is shaking in his boots when he hands over the last note from the Legate, written in Airian:
   
   
   <The God of Knowledge is a devil!>
   
   "NONSENSE!" King Zirkon slams the table. "This looks very much like some complicated trick. She'd never blaspheme. Are you holding her captive?" The unfortunate officer stutters, trying to explain that this is really, really the truth, even he wouldn't believe it himself in a million years. But before he can spit out something coherent, the supposedly locked and guarded doors of the meeting room swing open, and a voice sounding like every key on a piano pressed at once booms out: "You are not completely incorrect, King of Minera. That which transpired could be called an elaborate ruse. However, general Cian here is blameless. Of those involved, only Aoife Aoi ever came close to figuring it out."
   
   All Djinye present turn their heads as one. They see a slender man in a simple robe embroidered densely with characters, his dress and skin shimmering with all shades of blue, but having no other color. He clashes with his surroundings hard; he is surrounded by a web of flickering rays of light that seem to originate and end nowhere in particular, and his feet do not quite touch the ground, even if he pretended to walk in. In fact, it looks as if he can choose what forces will affect him, if any. The flower tucked behind his ear blooms every minute or so, grows fruit, withers, sprouts from the seed in the fruit, and blooms again, perpetually.
   
   "Well..." He impatiently snaps the fingers of his left hand as the Djinye all quickly stop staring and start chewing on pencils, drumming their fingers, adjusting their shirt or anything else to show that they aren't nearly as nonplussed as everyone else in the room and are taking the situation in stride. "To explain the situation: Aoife did not die today. Nor is she alive. None of you knew her before she became my Legate, so you do not know that she was a colonel in the Caban revolutionary army almost a century ago. She was one of the most zealous; she could never forget that imperial bureaucrats obstructed and denied her wish to become a scientist - she had already had a law education, and she was not one of the few people the Emperor deemed truly loyal. If she learnt more about the world than she already knew, she could have figured out the injustices of that era, making her dangerous to them. Thus she killed imperial soldiers left and right, believing they were wrong and evil for defending the Empire. When the Imperial Army was defeated, she began mowing down soldiers of the anti-android coalition. She led one of the most feared units, and advanced in rank quickly. But she did not live to see the conclusion of the war. Some Imperial survivors banded together, and ambushed her when she was alone, wishing to avenge their slain comrades. They managed to do so, but not before Aoife put a hundred bullets through a hundred foreheads."
   
   "No. You're lying..." "So that's what who she really was, huh...?" "That is ridiculous. Why- well, let us assume that you are who you seem to be. Why did you take her as your Legate if she is a faithless murderer? Are you not supposed to know such things?"
   
   "Yes, but to choose such a person was my intent--" Pyre cannot bear hearing any more of this. She jumps to her feet and walks up to the blue stranger, almost touching noses with him. "I'd prefer it if you told us more about how you can justify your actions." "No need to get angry. It was my intent to continue recounting--" "NO! That's just your self-indulgent fantasy! Excuse me, but I don't give a damn about your Legate, the Empire, Caba, whatever! Are you the one revered as the 'Wings of Hope'? Answer me!" ". . . Well, I'm afraid that's difficult to answer. What would you do if I were that person?" Incensed by the prevaricatory answer, Pyre reaches out and grabs his robe. Others can almost see the violent torrents of cosmic energies filling the room as the two of them clash. "Well, Wings of Hope, I would ask you this: Why didn't I get to see the bright suns and the brilliant sky until I was well over twenty? How could you allow the injustices of the world below? Everything down there can be bought or stolen, including the dirty 5-year-olds wandering aimlessly in the endless tunnels! Every single day for years I prayed, every single day I thought you were helping someone yet worse off than me, but you're... you're... here doing what exactly? Have you no conscience?!" The man frowns, and tilts his head, as if he were looking past her at a distant place or time. "I do not know about the 'Wings of Hope' or whoever it is you have been praying to. I can speak for myself only. I was not aware of the full extent of it - I was preoccupied by pondering the Maturation and the following events, and changing strategies to account for it. Axiom is more lively than it has ever been since what you call year zero. But more importantly, I was concerned that, in the end, intervening would have made things much worse. Such as my dear sister's outburst." He smiles and gestures toward the table everyone else is sitting at. "However, let us talk of the present. In fact, as you brought up the deity's role in relation to the Djinye, a subject I wished to broach as well, Ms ..." He touches his chin and a split second later, he looks pleased as if he just remembered the name of an old friend. "Ms Sub--" A look of panic flashes on her face and she drowns his words out with a shout: "MS PYRE! And you can't run away from the question. In either sense of the word." She takes out a flask full of a yellow liquid and begins drinking. Lin quickly recognizes it as Yeather concentrate and rushes to Pyre to snatch it out of her hands; that thing must contain an obscene amount of calories. Is Pyre perhaps trying to commit suicide by stomach explosion? But the queen stops abruptly and rushes back to the table, prepared to use it as cover, once she sees what Pyre is holding in her other hand - a ball, no, a shining point made of pure energy, gaining approximately a trillion joules with every passing second. "I implore you, do not attack me, Pyre. You are projecting your real enemies on me." *Glug* "Prove it. Now!" "There are numerous documents in the library of this very city that prove that the one called 'Wings of Hope', 'King of Kings' and so on has improved the lives of many Djinye." She discards the empty flask and stares at him intensely. "Cut the ****! If you knew my 'surname' you know what I care about or not!" This visibly annoys him, nevertheless he whispers a few words that only she can hear. Her pupils dilate with surprise and as her train of thought is derailed, the man swiftly grabs her hand and licks up from it the point of energy that she was about to drop on the floor.
   
   Then he faces the other leaders, who were recovering from the sudden threat of being annihilated by a superpowered scuffle and the equally sudden de-escalation. No more in the mood for speaking in riddles, he cuts straight to the chase. "I should clarify the core issue, it seems. You have gone too far, Djinye, in your blind worship of and reliance on your... 'gods'. I attempted to relay the message more subtly - alas, it was misinterpreted. Have you learned nothing from the great war, which, seeing the stupidity of you all, could have been your last, were it not for a certain woman with a heart of gold?!" For a while it is quiet, and it appears as if he is contemplating how to continue his rant, but ultimately he chooses to disappear.
   
   As soon as he does that, the silence is filled with the representatives' opinions on what did the visit mean and what should they do. Pyre would be expelled from the council for presuming to represent them all, putting them in great danger, and angering the visitor, except that, as she reminds them, there are tens of millions of soldiers that would not take well to the shunning of their leader, and by extension their faction. The debate drags on for several days, but ultimately all present sign the Danu Accords, named after the nearby church where Legate Aoife died:
   1) All political entities on Bespéartha shall enter a political union, headed by a Council with one representative chosen by each entity, the first such Council being composed of the signatories of this treaty. This political union shall bear the name Djinye National Front, and its mission shall be to reduce conflicts between the Djinye and to instead focus resources on making the great Djinye nation known and respected in all of Axiom, and bringing as much of Axiom under their control as possible. Lesser existences need to be protected from the possibly predatory practices of other powers. The Council may later amend its mission or its structure.
   2) The Meritocracy is dissolved with immediate effect. The Council shall directly rule over the lands and people previously under its control.
   3) The signatories shall strive to covertly reduce the importance of deities in Realtaist worship, due to recent events suggesting that no beings worthy of being revered as such exist. Whether a new Legate will be elected is the Realtaist Church's decision; however, if a new Legate is elected, the Council shall convene with her and convert her to its cause. The other Legate, of the Goddess, shall be covertly deposed of, his political disposition being at odds with the Council's mission, and the same procedure shall be followed with regard to his replacement.
   4) This treaty shall be strictly secret. No information about it except the bare minimum necessary shall be disclosed to any person or organization, in particular the general public and foreign powers.
   
   
2. [Military 5]Create Tactical Doctrine: Guerilla Warfare
   On a successful TD roll, the enemy increases the chance of a leader loss by (1) and suffers two additional distance loss rolls prior to combat starting. The enemy cannot lose all units from these two additional distance losses, and retains a minimum of (1) unit, assuming there are no additional distance losses from other sources. Approved by GM
   
   The two decades of on and off civil war were finally over, and most countries gladly shrank their armies to a minimum, but that did not mean that a hundred million veterans simply disbanded overnight. The Council recognized the danger of having former soldiers wandering around, looking for a job. Many military facilities were hastily built in the middle of the scorched plains of Ríall, where the veterans would work in military engineering, test out new weapons and strategies, and most importantly, teach recruits the art of war. The slogan: 'Every soldier is an elite soldier!' Even if a soldier is alone, if they're clever, they can entrap and defeat many enemies. The recruits undergo endless drills and simulated campaigns, realistic to the point that many soldiers believe that they are fighting in a real war. Those that fail to perform well in but one campaign are discharged. The end result is a lean, yet fearsome defense force that does not know the words "flee" or "surrender".
   
   
3. [Diplomacy]RESOLUTION: Inquest Z2 - The corner of Axiom! Automatic Great Success (22)
   From the moment of the Council's formation, it was obvious that its members did not get along perfectly - in fact, it was more like a mutually-assisted power grab. While Queen Lin Sid also appreciated that the seat in the Council gave her more power over unruly nobility at home in Plantera, she did believe that the Council could, and should, make the world a better place. At first, feared that the brutish, ill-mannered warlord called "Pyre" would doom the project quickly, but soon it became clear that she was not interested in political power. She disappeared soon after the signing of the Danu Accords, mentioning that she had to look for someone or something. Lin was not exactly comforted by the though of that maniac capable of levelling cities running aroud the countryside, but what could she do? Instead of trying to police other Council members, all having some stupid and incorrigible quirk, she took it upon herself to request reports from the eastern parts of Djinye space and decide on the next course of action. She would later have to visit each single planet and reassure the inhabitants that there is no need for separatism, all benefits that they have received under the Meritocracy will be matched or improved upon, that was sure, but she thought that being proactive would be best for improving the Council's popularity ratings. Z2 was right next to Djinye space and curiously, it was in the corner of the Caller coordinate system, even though the galaxy was round - reason enough to send some idealists and restless souls there and see what it will bring, she reckoned.
   
   
4. [Faith]Convert X12 in CLS (2d6 + 10 Phy - 4 ZoI + 2 support + 2 shared CI) 17
   The Council sends a representative to Celestia Corps without delay, to assure them that the alliance will continue as if nothing had happened, of course...
   
   
5. [Faith]Convert W13 in CLS (2d6 + 10 Phy - 8 ZoI + 4 support + 2 shared CI) 16
   It seems as if Selin Eutarche has nine lives. He's managed to escape the new government, leaving in a common merchant ship for Olympia, where he continues to spread his ideas. He claims that the government's recent, badly hidden aversion to deities is because they have discovered what they really are - demons striving to deceive and enslave humankind, like Selin has known all along, and many listen to him. Selin tries to restart his movement in Celestia, and though he's very principled, he is careful not to incur the wrath of the authorities by mentioning certain Realtaist scriptures that might be seen as ...socialistic. More importantly, he has to find a student. He is getting slightly old, and if he were to die now, the uninterrupted ten-thousand-year-long line of priests would irreversibly end, with much knowledge of the ancient roots of Realtaism being lost as a result.
   
   

Nonactions:

In the Rothuun election, vote against the most popular candidate?

Embassy with CLS: -

Resist all foreign buyouts, conversions etc., unless converting to state faith or explicitly permitted.

Allow and support CLS buyouts of open TPs.

News and Rumors:

Spoiler: Ruler

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Marshal Galen Aoife
Diplomacy 10
Military 5
Economy 5
Philosophy 10
Intrigue 1

Specials used: F5, F10, D5, E5, D10, M5
New ruler: YES

Queen Lin Sid of Minera, president of the Council rolls
Diplomacy 1+1+2
Military 3+1
Economy 4+1
Philosophy 2+1+2
Intrigue 3

Spoiler: Bookkeeping

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6 units
Rep 1 with CMC, 1 favor (Reduce ZoI penalty by one step for Buyouts in regions containing and Adjacent to a CmC Relay)
Y5 Ryuvia Relay Bonus: Controlled Trade: Region owner may endorse Buyouts regardless of TP owner. If a Buyout is Endorsed in this way the TP owner may still choose to resist the Buyout.

Mysterium repairs 1/2 - Bespéartha Assembly
Embassy with CLS
CI: 2d8 to Buyouts and Resisting Buyouts in regions found in the Hard/Improbable ZoI with a third Trade Post (shared with CLS)

[Zayuz]

Celestia Enterprises (CLS)
Vassal of The Syndrome Protectorates
“Live like gods.”

Mittens the Lucky Cat (and Ziplock?)
Diplomacy 8
Military 6
Economy 9
Philosophy 1
Intrigue 3

Actions for Round 10 (Rolls)

• [Diplomacy] Work on Axiom's Greatest Dive[2/4]
• [Diplomacy] Work on Axiom's Greatest Dive [3/4]
• [Diplomacy] Work on Axiom's Greatest Dive [4/4]
  
  Within Celestia Enterprises' newly acquired land, there exists a 'Great Dive' that is known as CHICKY SUPREME. Though it was far from completed, it was recently bought out by Celestia proper and they plan to make good on their investments. The entire restaurant is expanded from a single location with an *incredible* space chicken recipe to guarantee customer satisfaction. Simply put, buying the entire brand and renovating it was more cost efficient that buying the recipe's intellectual property for how fantastic it is. Despite the delicious chicken, the whole place becomes a disaster as opening day arrives. The priceless chicken recipe is absolutely botched by incompetent management and then lost to poor record-keeping, the floors are manned with local employees who care more for their paycheck than good service, and the huge marketing budget is siphoned away due to embezzlement. It's a failure. A HUGE failure. Prices in the entire region go down, generally attracting the poorer individuals that find the usual Celestian capitalist style a bit too overbearing and unmanageable.
  
  Celestia is excellent at ignoring these people, making the GP bonus [+1 to buyouts] in W15.
  
• [Diplomacy] Stabilize Celestia! [Success]
  With new lands to settle in, the housing crisis as a result of the black hole is officially resolved, and the unrest fades. Things are looking up.
  
• [Military] Raise a Unit
  Having given away half their military to their allies across the stars, Ziplock gets to work raising a new generation of AI soldiers that tend to clash with Celestia's typical emphasis on biotically enhanced warriors. There are whispers spoken that many among the company would prefer more traditional rulership...
  
  

Non Actions:
Support Conversions made by the Caruflaith Restored
Reminder to trade CWZ Youth Extractors when possible

Spoiler: News and Rumors

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1. A deal is struck with the Church of Rust, who seem to wish to expand into territory near to Celestia Enterprises! Celestia agrees not to contest their expansion and support their claims on the regions in return for a guarantee that relics and trade posts owned by Celestia will not be stolen or raided. Additionally, the rights for many economic goods in the regions will be given to Celestia when available.
2. Talks begin with the Church of Iteus concerning the Library of Peace and the sharing of knowledge... Perhaps some kind of arrangement that's mutually beneficial is possible...

Spoiler: Stats

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Owned Regions:
X14 - Olympia [Unstable]
X12 - The Magnetic Wastes [Stable]
W13 - Unnamed [Stable]
W15 - Unnamed [Stable]

Trade Posts:
[Guardians] TP2 and TP3 in Sui Generis (G19)
[Entertainment] TP2 in Zara (G25)
[Broadcasting Tech] TP1 in Olympia (X14)
[Genetic Engineers] TP2 in the Heart Beacons! (S21)
[Diamond Statues] TP3 in (Y5!)
[Youth Extractors] TP1 in (W3!)
[Antimatter Refineries] TP1 in (X12!)
[Clone Knight] TP3 in (R12)!

Cultural Identities:
Surplus Brand Recognition (Increase die size on faraway [hard/improbable]) economic [buyout offense/defense] actions in regions with [great] resource quantities!) [Also owned by Carulflaith]

Tactical Doctrines:
Gunboat Diplomacy (A successful tactical roll grants +2 to one Buyout roll in the region the following round, or after winning the combat, the conquered region's highest number TP is now owned by the CLS automatically!)

Relics:
Library of Peace - New leader gains +1 to Diplomacy on stat generation roll
Friendly Interest - Once/round +1 Inquest Explorations [OR] +1 to Diplomacy GPs every fourth action taken for that Great Project

Embassies:
Syndrome
The Harmony

Military Units [2]
- Planetary Garrison
- Ziplock's Fleet

Generals:
- Ziplock [8] - A military AI that was found in the remnants of Prosperity's Ruin.

Techs:

Trade
[Requires Broadcasting Tech] Long-Range Advertising Campaigns - Reduces ZoI by one step for defending against buyouts!
[Requires Electronics] Trade League - If a player owns two or more TPs in a region that is adjacent to one of their own regions, they gain a Claim on that region
[Requires Precious Metals + One other Resource] Galactic Currency Mint - +1 to Buyouts
[Requires Broadcasting Tech or Spies resource, and an embassy with the target] Resident Spies - Treat one secret action per turn as if its ZoI was centered on the capital of a Stellar Power you have an Embassy with. The target must be Close, Adjacent, or within the Capital region.
[Requires Space Knights] FLEX Security - +1 Against theft

War
[Requires Fauna] War Beasts - +1 to Battles
[Requires Hard Metals] Enhanced Microplating - +1 to Battles

Secrets Whispered: 1

[zabbarot]

Capital The Cacola Void (I7)
Regions H6, I7, I9, J4, J6, & J8
Round 9

News and Rumors

• The number of xenocolonies swell massively as the KBC expands rimward. Stories filter back to the Cacola Sphere of gleeful populaces gratefully embracing their fungal brethren. Habitat expansion is prioritized on the Sphere to create new wards for an influx of xenocolony immigrants. The Mother seems to meet endlessly with new arrivals to add their knowledge to the vast collective memory of the kombuch.
• Refugees from Kamasati space are offered asylum in the Cacola Sphere. in the event of a total collapse they are welcome to stay indefinitely.

Actions

• [Mil] Conquer J2 with 1 Unit of Fanta Class Fighters lead by Consolidator Disco Webcap
• [Mil] Conquer I3 with 3 Units of Fanta Class Fighters lead by Engels.
• [Mil] Create 1 Unit of Sprite Class Fighters
• [Mil] Create 1 Unit of Sprite Class Fighters
• [Dip 5] Establish an Embassy with FCO
  
  The sudden collapse of the Kamasati left the Kombuch with more questions than answers. They had never gotten far enough into explaining the Spiral Dance to offer any insight to the Mother. Brief research into the major ideologies of the galaxy left the Mother hopeful that the Federated Churches of Origin's End had something to offer.
• [Dip] Inquest I11 (14, Success!)

Nonactions

• Accept Embassy from the Union.
• Convert 2 Favors owed to the CPC into 2 Reputation.
• Accept gifts of Energy Conversion Weaponry, War Beasts, and Capital Ship Hulls from the GLR.

Embassy Actions
GLR Embassy:
A new agreement is drafted with the Geleans in solidarity with the goal of containing the Same threat.

• The Cacola Treaty is declared void in all respects. The Kamasati failed to govern their holdings and should relinquish them peacefully. The Unified Public Trust is admonished to threatening stability in their search for knowledge, though the concern is with their methods, not their goals, and no further action against them is requested.
• The Kombuch agree to share military technologies with the war effort. In return the Kombuch will also receive military technologies to help update their fleets.

CBS Embassy:
With the ongoing Rimward campaign occupying the majority of the fleet there is little support to be offered to the CBS at this time. In fact there may be little support to offer at any point in the future if the Conclave of the Black Sun does not fulfill promises made in the demarcation treaty.

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Consolidator Disco Webcap
Diplomacy 6
Military 8
Economy 3
Philosophy 1
Intrigue 7

Expected gains: +2 Mil +1 Dip

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Generals: Engels [7]
Technologies: None
Tactics: Mushroom Cloud
Units: 4/9
4 Squadrons of Sprite Class Fighter Ships