>>6156268You send the dryads to negotiate with the vampires!
The vampires aren't pleased with this intromission into their territory, but they will allow us to live here and even mine in the upper levels of the tunnels, provided we show proper respect by giving them in sacrifice seven virgins every year, they must be from a warm blooded race. Declining these terms is a declaration of war!
The only thing the vampires really need from us is our blood, so if you wanna try to make a counterproposal it must include blood somehow.
> Accept the gruesome toll (unrest increases)> Declare war on the vampires> Attempt to make a counterproposal You decide to institute a moderate levy! Every settlement needs to provide one warrior!
You train and equip 10 more speargnomes!
You haggle with the priestess and let her preside for 250 silver, with the bonus that we cover all ceremonial expenses and her housing. She agrees and starts presiding the cults right away. Her name is Selena.
In the spring we decide to procure more cattle!
We find some lean cattle for sale for 100 silver each.
> Buy 10 cattle> Buy 20 cattle> Buy 30 cattleYou decide to invest in better farming equipment!
A good kit of farm implements costs about 200 silver.
It includes: Shovel, Pitchfork, Scythe, Sickle, Crook, Distaff, Lasso, Spade, Sod Saw, Horn Saw, Cattle Prod, Pruning Shears, Shearing Scissors.
Or you can buy each kind of tool separately for 20 silver each.
> Buy 5 kits> Buy 10 kits> Buy tools separately (specify)On autumn, you invite the elders for festivities! The levy arrives together with them, it is a grand total of 33 men, some of them wearing sword and mail, most of them carrying just simple spears and wooden shields. From what the elders say, there are over five thousand people living in your lands.
On winter the emissary of your liege arrives, his Chancelor, sir Arcturus. He seems impressed by what we managed to accomplish in such little time, delighted by knowing our town is so very blessed by the goddess and appalled upon learning about the vampires. Upon being inquired whether our liege could provide training personel, he says he will speak with him at once and we should expect someone experienced to be sent as soon as possible.
Seeing how we're thriving, our liege will start charging a levy on year 4500. He will summon us to discuss the terms when the time comes.
