in which the Kingdom's name is known and many new colonists flock to its safe borders
Year 4711 A.R.
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| The March of Ambitus; Gozran (April) 4711 A.R. |
Calistril (February) 4711 A.R.
Kingdom Situation
The March of Ambitus receives two diplomatic letters. One from Pitax, the other from Gralton...
Pitax: The leader of Pitax, Castruccio Irovetti, commends you for starting a new kingdom in the uncivilized Kamelands and wishes you the best. He also mentions that at the moment he does not consider it appropriate to send any diplomat to the March of Ambitus, but he wishes both nations will be able to cooperate and create good relations to foster civilization and trade in the area.
Gralton: The Council of Gralton and the Governor, Lord Marnius Cherlorne, salutes the March of Ambitus and wishes you good luck in your taming of the wild Kameland and Narlmarches. They also say that they have heard rumours that you have made contact with the notorious troublemaker Achille Parsall. The man is considered to be a criminal in Gralton and has caused much destruction of property and wealth to their noble people. They request you reconsider your association with such an individual, as it would be not in the interest of an amiable relationship.
The March of Ambitus receives two diplomatic letters. One from Pitax, the other from Gralton...
Pitax: The leader of Pitax, Castruccio Irovetti, commends you for starting a new kingdom in the uncivilized Kamelands and wishes you the best. He also mentions that at the moment he does not consider it appropriate to send any diplomat to the March of Ambitus, but he wishes both nations will be able to cooperate and create good relations to foster civilization and trade in the area.
Gralton: The Council of Gralton and the Governor, Lord Marnius Cherlorne, salutes the March of Ambitus and wishes you good luck in your taming of the wild Kameland and Narlmarches. They also say that they have heard rumours that you have made contact with the notorious troublemaker Achille Parsall. The man is considered to be a criminal in Gralton and has caused much destruction of property and wealth to their noble people. They request you reconsider your association with such an individual, as it would be not in the interest of an amiable relationship.
Players' Actions
Cardot: +1 bonus to Stability.
Gam'el'gar: +1 bonus to Stability
Am: explores forest hex two hexes to the west of Olegton... He finds out that the area is full of traps left unmarked by whoever left them (this is unusual, as trappers mark their traps so that people know who left them and also so that humanoids do not fall prey to them... Am decides to try to clean up the area from these nasty traps... I made him do 4 Perception checks... As they all had results of 11+ (minimal roll was 8; he has a +6 to Perception), he manages to get rid of the traps without any problem. At Olegton, Am studies the trap and finds again that some of them bear the "BO" mark, and probably are also from Breeg Orlivanch.
Kii: starts setting up a spy network... He spends 0,5BP in the process... that's all you need to know for now (he'll inform you on anything he thinks pertinent)... Treasury at 13,50BP.
Gam'el'gar: +1 bonus to Stability
Am: explores forest hex two hexes to the west of Olegton... He finds out that the area is full of traps left unmarked by whoever left them (this is unusual, as trappers mark their traps so that people know who left them and also so that humanoids do not fall prey to them... Am decides to try to clean up the area from these nasty traps... I made him do 4 Perception checks... As they all had results of 11+ (minimal roll was 8; he has a +6 to Perception), he manages to get rid of the traps without any problem. At Olegton, Am studies the trap and finds again that some of them bear the "BO" mark, and probably are also from Breeg Orlivanch.
Kii: starts setting up a spy network... He spends 0,5BP in the process... that's all you need to know for now (he'll inform you on anything he thinks pertinent)... Treasury at 13,50BP.
Kingdom Development
Olegtown gets its first stables and vineyards are established in the Thorn River Ford.
Olegtown gets its first stables and vineyards are established in the Thorn River Ford.
Kingdom Event
A noble delegation approaches Olegtown in a carriage... Eliscia Greyford, a noble from Brevoy in her early 20s. She is a beautiful brunette with long hair and soft skin; she wears noble clothing, although she seems fit and quite capable of defending herself... Eliscia is accompanied by her father, the old Sir Embald of Greyford, 4 men-at-arms, a young halfling girl cook called Emilia, and a young human groom called Senna...
A noble delegation approaches Olegtown in a carriage... Eliscia Greyford, a noble from Brevoy in her early 20s. She is a beautiful brunette with long hair and soft skin; she wears noble clothing, although she seems fit and quite capable of defending herself... Eliscia is accompanied by her father, the old Sir Embald of Greyford, 4 men-at-arms, a young halfling girl cook called Emilia, and a young human groom called Senna...
She explains you that she lost her mother shortly after her birth
and that her father has been stricken by a strange illness some years ago,
which most of the time makes him fall into a comatose state. Having no
other siblings, she has been in charge of the Greyford household for some
years already. Everything seemed fine, except that 4 months ago, her taxes
to her liege were intercepted by some bandits, two months in a row. She
always thought it was the scheming of a neighbouring noble, but she could
not prove it. Losing two tax shipments in a row was a big blow to her finances,
so she was forced to sell her land and estate and try to find greener pastures... She had heard of the March of Ambitus and was asking herself whether the
Kingdom's court has need of a lady-in-waiting.
Kii welcomed Eliscia
Greyford, showed
her the March's compression and emotional support. He also explained her that being a very simple
nation, they had no court and noble families, and all the other stuff of the
big old nations as Brevoy,
but explained also that a fast growing
nation needed good people enterprising and competent, and politely asked for her competencies
....
Eliscia Greyford explains that she
comes from Highdelve, in the Issian side. Her family used to control mines
in the Golushkin Mountains. These mines had long been coveted by other
noblemen in Highdelve. One of them is a nephew of the actual main ruler
of the area, a man called Darstin Garess, and she thinks he was the one
responsible for robbing the taxes, because he had offered many times to
buy the mines, offering ridiculously low amounts of money, but she cannot
prove it. After losing the taxes, and also because of her father's sickness,
she ran into financial problems and had to sell the mines to be able to
survive.
Eliscia felt a bit let down when politely asked about her competencies (Kii is not the best diplomat, and made his point quite bluntly), but answered
that she had a good mind for numbers and she wass adept at making contacts
and at conversation and knew many of the gossip of Brevoy. She was quite
desperate because she needed to take care of her father and her money was
running out...
Kii took some time to answer and asked other leaders... Jonah had of course heard about House
Garess, but not about the Greyfords, as they seemed to be a small noble
family... Kesten Garess could also speak about his cousin Darstin Garess... He told he
considered his cousin to be a greedy schemer and a backstabber... when pressed by Kii, he told that he had an affair with
a lowborn woman named Tania, the daughter of a weaver. Darstin found out,
made it public and informed his father. The father then disowned Kesten,
and as a result he had to start working as a mercenary to pay for his and
her maintenance... Tania died at childbirth and the son was stillborn;
in his grief, Kesten decided to leave Highdelve and search for greener
pastures.
He thought Eliscia would be a great addition
to the kingdom. Actually, while Eliscia was in Olegtown, they have seen walking together through town; it seemed they were becoming
good friends.
Pharast (March) 4711 A.R.
Kingdom Situation
Nothing out of the ordinary. After your conversation with Eliscia Greyford, you decide to hire her as an administrative expert for the mines of your Kingdoms... economical progress there seems fine.
Nothing out of the ordinary. After your conversation with Eliscia Greyford, you decide to hire her as an administrative expert for the mines of your Kingdoms... economical progress there seems fine.
Players' Actions
Cardot: visits the old Stag Lord fort and rolls a 13 in
his Diplomacy check (total of 25). "Captain" Weasley is pleased
by the visit, so the Kingdom will get a possible +3 Loyalty bonus for the
next 3 months (80% change per month of applying).
Am: trains his archery skills. I rolled a 9 for him, so he does not make any special progress. He also visits Tyg-Titter-Tut and has a chat with her and Perlivash. They become quite excited when they see him and tell him that, while playing near the northwest border of the Narlmarches, a section of ground collapsed and they found a small hole with strange stones... on top of one of the stones was a quiver crackling with electricity... At the beginning they were afraid, but their curiosity overcame their fear and they decided to grab the quiver, as it could obviously be useful for one of their friends!... They don't know how it works, but the quiver looks magnificent.
Gam'el'gar and Kii: make contact with the main members of the Druid Council:
The elf introduced himself as Aklamor and, after scolding them for bringing trouble to the forest and having taken so long to make contact with them, invited the characters to make their case.
Kii presents the case of the March of Ambitus, and says that change is a natural thing, and it can present problems, but also improve conditions... (at this, the female gnome in the Council smiles).
Kii presents the case of the March of Ambitus, and says that change is a natural thing, and it can present problems, but also improve conditions... (at this, the female gnome in the Council smiles).
Tira,
a female gnome somewhat affected by the Bleaching, and looking very pale,
almost like a fey, dressed in the extravagant colours favoured by gnomes,
including bright orange hair... She says that Nature is everchanging and
that the PCs' kingdom is just a new event to which Nature will adapt.
Ilean,
a feral and outspoken human male. He is dressed in rags, has a full beard
and is constantly talking about the hunter-prey duality in Nature... In
order not to become the prey, Nature should make war on the PCs' kingdom
before they become too powerful.
Kii then said that the leaders of the March of Ambitus (specially Kii himself and Gam'el'Gar)
are compromised with Nature's respect. Such a kingdom would be a more respectful
ally than other possibilities that could come if the Druids help destroy
the March of Ambitus.
Megalon, another human male, this time dressing as a wizard. He suspects the PCs won't be able to control the people of their Kingdom, so that they won't respect Nature's
laws, and therefore are dangerous.
Salissa,
a human female dressed with a mantle made of flowers and fruits, who thinks
Nature should nurture everybody, including the "civilized" races,
so long as they don't harm nature. From the beginning seems to be in favour
of the PCs.
Kii finally offers to prevent destruction of the forest to the best of their possibilities, and
even to create some sanctuaries in those areas of the forest that the Druids
consider most sacred.
Aklamor, an elf male dressed as a
ranger that seems to be the leader. He rarely speaks and scrutinizes intently
anyone who approaches and talks to him.
The conversation ends with Aklamor accepting
a sort of alliance with the March of Ambitus, as long as there is no more
wanton destruction of creatures (like the slaying of the Tatzlwyrms, he
points out)... He mentions that as long as the PCs' kingdom does not provoke
Nature, the Druids will try to help them.
After the conversation, the characters were invited to stay in the clearing and relax surrounded by such pristine nature. Kii had a long conversation with Tira
during which he learned:
- That Breeg Orlivanch was a nasty trapper
but was killed by some feys.
- That the land spirits in the Stolen Lands
are very strong because the veil between Golarion and the First World is
thin here. Tira thus corroborates the Wanderseekers' stories.
- That people with sufficient motivation
may commune with the spirits and gain a special link with the land... Kii
questions Tira about the Erastil statue in the forest, and she mentions
it could be an important part in such a ritual. She also mentions that
the spirit of the Narlmarches (the forest in the Stolen Lands) is the Great
White Stag...
Kingdom Development
The area surrounding the old Stag Lord's fort is claimed and preparations are taken to clean the area of debris and start building what will probably become the capital of the March of Ambitus.
The area surrounding the old Stag Lord's fort is claimed and preparations are taken to clean the area of debris and start building what will probably become the capital of the March of Ambitus.
The Witch Hut is finished and becomes inhabited by Margarita, a Varissian coming from Whistledown.
Kingdom Event
Food Shortage.
The rush of many new colonists is taking a toll
in the food the March had stored.
Consumption is doubled, adding an extra
12BPs Consumption as the March needs to buy food for your people!
A Stability roll reduced this consumption by 4, some relief also arrived from Mivon (reducing this extra consumption by 1) and from Rostland (reducing the extra consumption by 2)... The lack of any granary also found the March of Ambitus unprepared.
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| Olegton - Gozran 4711 A.R. |
XP:
Characters are at 4th level.
Personal Loot
Characters are at 4th level.
Personal Loot
none
Kingdom Treasury
- 15,75BPs
Time Passed :
- 2 months.
The time now is early Gozran (April). The group is at Olegton
I just read/skimmed your blog. Also playing a Kingmaker campaign it's fun to read how our paths diverge a lot; different choices, different approaches and different events.
ReplyDeleteI notice how the last post is three months old. I hope your campaign hasn't died.