>>4286230
Technology:
>Architecture - Stonewalls
Diplomacy:
>Alliance - Send gift
Religion:
>Faith - Magic
Culture:
>Society - Increasing militarization
>Society - Increasing pacifism
>Society - Increasing harmony
Miscellaneous:
>write-in

>>4286230
>>Architecture - Stonewalls
Good to be back

>>4286231

>Architecture - Stonewalls

Link to this quest's discord
https://discord.gg/WXjt8C

>>4286231

>Alliance - Send gift

>>4286231
>>Alliance - Send gift

>>4286231
>Alliance - Send gift
We should probably give those battle magic dudes something for helping us.

>>4286231
>Alliance - Send gift

>>4286231
>>Architecture - Stonewalls

>>4286231
>Architecture - Stonewalls

>>4287526
>>4287518
>>4286238
>>4286237
The temple cult, does turn up some interesting ore samples, according to your wife, who doubles as your spy in the cult, they don't quite look like this Sitroz stuff, but they come pretty close, perhaps if you smelt it together with something else, much like how you create brontsay, it will yield Sitroz.
For the moment however, you focus on more important matters, the defense of the realm. Though far from paranoid, the vulnerability of your kingdom worries you immensely, earthwalls and trenches work, as do the odd palisades here and there, but they don't quite cut it.
You need something more solid. The idea of stone has crossed your mind before, but you simply have too little of it available to go and start building anything of note. There is of course the possibility to simply expand the realm to a place where we can set up a quarry, but why bother when we have a solution?
Back in the days of Aitlaz, arize was invented to combat our stone problem. Though production is still tedious, you are convinced that we have the time and funds to build a wall of solid arize, around every major settlement.
It will be a gargantuan task, but your people are up for it. It'll just take some time.

Diplomacy:
>Alliance - Send gift
Religion:
>Faith - Magic
Culture:
>Society - Increasing militarization
>Society - Increasing pacifism
>Society - Increasing harmony
Miscellaneous:
>write-in

>>4289581

>Society - Increasing harmony

This'll go well with our whole image of being a peaceful ruler of the people, and should hopefully help with a stable and peaceful realm without the weakness that pacifism could potentially cause.

>>4289581
what exactly do you mean with harmony?

>>4289774
the middleground between pacifism and militarism

>>4289581
>Faith - Magic

>>4289850
A good balance sounds good then, also it seems that other advancements are locked behind the society/culture options so its better if we vote on one of those.
>Society - Increasing harmony

I'll wait for a couple more votes before I pass this one
3 people is a bit meager imo

>>4290383

Yeah, it's a bit slow right now, though I'm sure the thread'll pick up pace a little as it goes on.

>>4289581
>Society - Increasing harmony

>>4289581
>>Alliance - Send gift

>>4290383
I'm guessing the current events are slowing down quests.
>Society - Increasing harmony

>>4290582
kinda, the decision of last thread backlogged, because it was too long for an OP post
so now I'm trying to spread it across multiple posts

>>4289581
>>Society - Increasing harmony

>>4289581
>Alliance - Send gift

>>4291931
>>4290582
>>4290429
>>4289877
>>4289591
While arize is produced and stored en masse across the realm for your building project, people can't help but notice the ever-increasing presence of your warriors. Though most people agree that having the warriors around is a good thing, they are reluctant to support them. In the century that we have spent here, we have always been besieged by morcantaz one way or another, and people have already gotten tired of perpetual fighting. They will gladly aid us in defending the realm, but conquering with these people might prove a challenge for future Askkizo.
You won't bother changing your people's mind on this either, you see it as they do. To ensure peace, we must be so strong as to discourage all would-be conquerors.

This development is only furthered by the increasing influence of the Temple cult, who not only hails your grandfather as their central God, but also managed to convert most of your realm to their belief.
Currently they're trying to convert the last remaining non-believers, down in the southern frontier.
Much like how your people have struck a balance between war and peace
so too did the Temple cult strike a balance between the ancestors and the morcantaz gods. For good or ill, the cult has become an integral part of society and it may just be time to acknowledge them as the religion of your people.

Diplomacy:
>Alliance - Send gift
Religion:
>Faith - Magic
Culture:
>Art - Religious iconography
>Art - Religious songs
>Art - War songs
>Art - Banners
>Society - Local patriotism
>Literature - Codified mythology (oral)
Miscellaneous:
>write-in

>>4293098
>Art - Religious songs

>>4293098

>Art - Religious iconography

Given that we've already established a tradition of early paintings with a focus on people, this seems like the ideal next step.

Plus it gives some interesting stuff for the archeologists to analyse.

>>4293098
>Art - Religious iconography
A painting of the God-King for every home

>Art - Religious iconography

>>4293098
>>Art - Religious iconography

>>4293098
>>Art - Religious iconography

>>4293296
>>4293200
>>4293197
>>4293156
>>4293144
As more people joined the cult, it inevitably attracted artists, who took it upon themselves to cast the gods in the most favorable light possible. To do so, they decided to depict them as humanly as possible, while emphasizing their divinity. This practice has given birth to Dyangburaz - Godheads.
These (by our standards) almost lifelike depictions of a god's face start to crop up all around the realm, decorating shrines, houses and even wells, exuding an aura of respect and inspiring awe in the faithful. Dyangburaz have become so popular in fact, that your own daughter came home with such a thing painted onto her clothes one day.
It's a nice distraction, you give it that, but you have the defense of the realm on your mind right now. With enough arize finally having arrived in the capital, you try to put it to use immediately and begin the construction of your first experimental city wall.
As Aitlazaterp is already plenty secured by it's geography, you decide to test your ideas out on Zoribalthari first.

Diplomacy:
>Alliance - Send gift
Religion:
>Faith - Magic
Culture:
>Art - Religious songs
>Art - War songs
>Art - Banners
>Society - Local patriotism
>Literature - Codified mythology (oral)
Miscellaneous:
>write-in

>>4293988

>Literature - Codified mythology (oral)

A codified mythology helps unify our kingdom all the more, strengthen our faith, and most importantly of all it'll prevent us from experiencing a whole bunch of splinters as the cult spreads.

>>4293988
>>Literature - Codified mythology (oral)

>>4293988
>Faith - Magic

>>4293988
>Literature - Codified mythology (oral)

>>4293988
>Literature - Codified mythology (oral)

>>4294877
>>4294227
>>4294063
>>4294028
Word reaches you from your wife that the great shaman is recruiting shamans for the temple now, teaching them the ways of the gods so that they can spread their faith more effectively. In order to do so, the great shaman has made it clear, that stories must be retold exactly as he has taught them, lest their significance gets lost to time. The faithful of temple, ever loyal to the word of the great shaman, heed this decree and come up with witty ways to remember the key points of their stories.

Meanwhile you are building the first proper wall, struggling with the logistics of it and trying to figure out how to make it defensible and not a death trap for the city itself. It takes some long and serious deliberation with your workers and wisemen to finally reach a consensus on what to do. Many tiny models were built and "attacked" in a mock siege, until a certain thickness was reached in which throwing rocks at the model, no longer broke it. You doubt there's any way for a boulder to be hurled at your walls, nothing is that strong. The kind of giant that could do unto our walls as we did unto the models, wouldn't have to bother with it in the first place, he could just step in and trample the city. This is a possibility you simply cannot prepare for, there is no defense against giants.
The question of scaling the model up to city size is now the real problem. We have no idea how to approach this, our math is simply not advanced enough for it. We could just eyeball it, it's not like the wall actually NEEDS to withstand a boulder. Maybe we can try to find a makeshift solution for this problem to resume the project as fast as possible. Or we could put it on hold entirely until someone figures out the mathematics behind it.

>Guesstimate
>Engineering 101
>Put it on ice

>>4294997

>Engineering 101

>>4294997
>Put it on ice
"Muh whyt dye", they said.

>>4294997
>Engineering 101

>>4294997
>Engineering 101
I like how things are going on even if we arent actively influencing it.

>>4294997
>>Engineering 101

>>4294997
>>Engineering 101

>>4294997
>>Engineering 101
takin a while

>>4299261
>>4295789
>>4295092
>>4295079
>>4295073
>>4295035
You and your construction team figure, that if we don't know how to upscale the models, that we should simply make bigger models and mess around. Obviously we don't have a giant to throw a boulder at the life-size model, but we have men. Using a group of strong men who simply hurl themselves at the wall from a run, yields interesting results.
Most simply hurt themselves, but after organizing these ruffians into a column of people, who all hurl themselves at the model at the same time, suddenly we have progress.
The model wavers, though there's no damage to it. Getting some more people to join, we now have a group of nearly 200 people, blindly throwing themselves at the model. Before anything else can happen to it, the model simply falls over and the men with it.
A good laugh is shared among those who helped and you figure, if the new model can withstand an army of people just tossing themselves at it, that the full wall will surely last forever.
With that, construction of the zoribalthari town wall truly begins.
In a matter of weeks the wall is raised and ready. You organize another army of people to throw themselves at the wall, just for good measure.
Dozens of men return home with severe shoulder injuries. You compensate them for their eager contribution and turn your attention to other matters while a new pile of arize is being baked.

Diplomacy:
>Alliance - Send gift
Roleplay:
>Public - Town feast
>Public - A night with the boys
>Public - Blessing the wall
Miscellaneous:
>write-in

>>4299586
>Public - Town feast

>>4299586

>Public - Town feast

Furthering our image as a harmonious ruler of the people.

>>4299586
>>Public - Town feast

>>4299586
>Public - Town feast

>>4299586
>>Alliance - Send gift

>>4299586
>>Public - Town feast

Since a town feast is inevitable, maybe we can invite other tribespeople over and ask them to bring their favorite dishes? You know, like a potluck.

>>4300014
Support

>>4300001
>>4299696
>>4299669
>>4299636
>>4299612
To celebrate the completion of the first ever wall, you organize a great get together for the entire town and your workers. Bringing in large amounts of wine, honey and milk from across the kingdom, everyone is invited to marvel at the newest architectural marvel you have built.
It is an opulent feast, the likes of which are only held for coronations. This should really hammer home the importance of this achievement, the wall may well be a new king unto itself. The townspeople are hailing it as the beginning of a new era. The workers revel in the praise of their effort. It was a fun time for everyone involved, we even managed to do it without a single drunken brawl. Some question whether it even was a real celebration because of that. While you certainly see the point, you think it wrong to let yourself go like that and you're happy that no one did it.
Due to the many visitors, the town made a nice little profit off of the festivities as well.
The organization as well as the celebration itself, took a combined week, enough for the potters of the realm to produce more arize.
You are moving on to Izagorininian, a town already protected by a wall, albeit an earthen one. Due to it's importance as the center of the kingdom's core territory, Izagorininian is the most heavily fortified town we have and it is about to become even more so.
The issue that presents itself now, is where do we put the wall? Should we remove the earthwall and put the new one in it's place? maybe expand the town by building the new wall around the old fortifications? we can also just put the new wall atop the old one, that'll certainly look imposing. Alternatively, we could rethink the town's defenses entirely.

>replace earthwall
>expand town
>combine walls
>overhaul fortifications

>>4301822
>expand town

>>4301822

>combine walls
We built an extensive road network and some massive walls, maybe it's time to slighty cut back on the building if we can.

>>4301822
>combine walls
Not literally on top, right?

>>4301822
>>combine walls

>>4301822
>expand town

>>4301822
>expand town
If "combine walls" is for put one atop the other, them i think it's a bad idea. I'm not a architect, but i'm pretty sure a the foundation of the earthwall wasn't build to support the weight of a whole new wall atop of it.

>>4302078
Some clarification might be nice.

>>4302281
>>4302078
>>4301891
I do mean literally on top
remember, there's (almost) no straight up wrong decisions, only detours.

>>4301822

>combine walls

I was really expecting the vote to change after the clarification
guess not, update incoming

>>4303792
I'm guessing it's too late to change mine?

>>4303817
it ain't
writing updates takes a while

>>4303821
Then I want to change >>4301891 to expand the town.

>>4303825
great, that means we're back to a tie
if it doesn't resolve while I'm asleep, I'll get the tie breaker

>>4303827
Wat? That changes 3-4 to 4-3.

>>4303828
shit you're right, I miscounted cause your IP changed

>>4303825
>>4302078
>>4301950
>>4301840
You think it's most efficient if we simply expand the town beyond current fortifications, it'll grow on it's own eventually so to have room to spare between the settlement and the wall, would certainly help encourage further growth.
With that, you copy the design of the first wall in terms of dimensions and build away.
As you build, a large crescent shape emerges around Izagorininian and along with it, a new problem. The town sits adjacent to a river, of course it provides a natural barrier on north-east side of the town, but it also a gaping hole in it's defenses, should an enemy cross the river somehow.
You're contemplating what to do here
should you extend the walls across the river, put a wall along the river - cutting it off from the town, or simply leave it open and see what happens?
either way, something has to be done about this.

>include river
>exclude river
>meh

>>4305520
>>include river

>>4305520
>exclude river

>>4305520

>Exclude river

Much as including the river sounds neat, there's way too much opportunity for disaster to occur there. Better to wait until we have some more actual engineering knowledge.

>>4305520
>>exclude river

>>4305520
>exclude river

>>4306776
>>4306223
>>4306208
>>4306204
Not knowing how to exactly go about this, you think it's best to simply enclose the town and cut it off from the river, it's not like they don't have wells. This might be an inconvenience to the people, but it is for the sake of their own safety. As the wall goes up on the river side, some people voice their protest, but you calm them down and explain the situation, they're not happy, but they understand. Confident that everyone else shares this amount of common sense, you finish the wall and hold a small celebration before moving on to Morcantari, where your visit your extended family and take care of state affairs while waiting for the new arize shipment to arrive.

Diplomacy:
>Alliance - Send gift
>Internal - Placate local nobles
Roleplay:
>Private - Family get together
>Public - Antagonize branch family
Miscellaneous:
>write-in

>>4307948
>Private - Family get together
Haven’t done this in a long time - overdue really

>>4307948
>>Private - Family get together

>>4307948
>Private - Family get together
mite b kuul

>>4307948

Wait a minute, I thought exclude river meant the wall DIDN'T cut off the river, that it left the river as a natural defence of its own. That's the whole reason I voted for it in the first place, as I explained (Though now in retrospect I see how my explanation could've been misconstrued)

Was I mistaken then? Did exclude river actually mean to wall it off, and was include river the option that left it open as its own defence then?

>>4308579
exclude river meant, river is outside the wall
include river meant, river is inside the wall

>>4308762

Ah, bugger. Seems I voted for the option directly contrary to what I wanted. My mistake there, I'll be sure to ask for clarification in similar such situations in the future.

>>4308779
yeah if you got questions, best ask me in the discord
I'm always there
writing updates is just a bit of a drag

>>4308471
>>4307980
>>4307954
While you're here, you take the time to call up your entire branch family and have an extensive talk with them, over some hot soup and sweet wine.
A lot more people than you expected showed up. It seems that your branch family was quite busy. Counting 19 cousins, 3 uncles and 2 aunts, you're not sure whether you'll be able to even remember them all, but you'll try.
You're exchanging life stories, your joys and fears, your smiles and tears. Aunt Zoriglasta was especially moved by Cousin() Roudoror's heartbreaking divorce. You had to oversee a couple divorces yourself, but this poor man, you'd almost call him a boy, suffered the worst one you've ever heard of. After many tears and failed consolations, you pick up Roudoror (literally) and give him a good old hug. It looks a bit funny, because you're considerably shorter than him, but after setting him back down you tell him that life must go on, of course you're not the first to say that, even tonight, but the way you said it sparks something in him that calms him down.
You end the gathering on a high-note, as you sit down with Roudoror and have a bowl of soup together, before everyone disperses back to their homes.
You really feel like you've bonded with your family today and reconciled with their traitorous origin.
The remaining few days you get to know some of your other family members a little better, though it was not nearly as effective as the big get-together. Regardless, the arize has finally arrived after a week and construction begins.
There's no funny business with morcantari's geography. It's pretty flat, surrounded by forest.
It does have some older defenses, a short earthwall with an empty trench around it.
You remember this well, this is where you fought your first real battle. Morcantari is too small to possibly include this however, you gotta get rid of it first, or just build the wall around it. Maybe you could integrate the trench somehow?

>proceed as planned
>expand town
>incorporate trench

>>4309611

>expand town

>>4309611
>expand town
That was nice. It's good to see that there's no more bad blood between the two sides of the family. All that's left is our brother, wherever he is.

>>4309953
Supporting

Yeah, I’m getting the feeling that our brother is either dead, or trying to find foreign troops for a campaign against us

>>4309611
>>expand town

>>4309611
>expand town

I'd like to apologize for the drought of posts this thread
writing fatigue is apparently a thing you can get
I'll finish this update today
and after that, i'm taking a break and continue after that
if you want a notification when it eventually happens
just join the discord
I'll post a fresh link here later today

>>4311514
>>4311310
>>4310196
>>4309953
>>4309619
Despite your reservations, your workers convince you that the best course of action, is to simply include the existing defenses in the wall, greatly expanding morcantari. The walls are quickly erected around the town in merely a week. This is considered an impressive feat of logistics by your contemporaries.
With morcantari now almost twice the size it originally had, you move on to ongiza, the last major settlement in need of a wall.
Self-sufficient as always, the ongizaz have already assembled parts of a wall around their town upon your arrival. You much enjoy their initiative and help them construct the remainder of the wall. Though you're sure theirs is of slightly inferior quality than your others, this is good enough.
With the wall project completed, it is time to celebrate.

>celebrate with the ongizaz
>celebrate at home
>celebrate with your family

https://discord.gg/kaQNqtd

>>4317266

>celebrate at home

>>4317266
>celebrate at home