>>5851789(Formatting of that update is very weird. The actions are supposed to span 6 distinct ages, over a thousand years or more. After talk with the QM, it seems fine to imagine the same end result, but a different fluffing as to it being the product of history not recent projects.)
As the sun sets on the Pharaoh, his son takes the throne. Not a young one, the heir is already a veteran of war. The coronation happens without issue, the crown is passed from father to son, and the son has an heir of his own. The new Pharaoh and son enter the arena of Wepta, the captial of Ta-Kefi, where the two slay a dozen trained lions. It is like taken from the pages of a fairy tale, how seamless the transition is. The sun rises to illuminate the new Pharaoh's grandeur, his chisseled suntanned muscles, his radiant gold armour, and pristine white clothes. Meanwhile the old Pharaoh is embalmed and prepared, for he wishes his tomb be in the ancestral deserts, and his son will oblige. But there are some preparations to do.
>Action 1: The Burrow Farms. Penews make more farms out on the countryside, living in underground homes too cramped for Miews to enter.The Penews have long been an oppressed majority, but the days of Ta-Kefi are kinder than those of Ta-Miew. The Miews continue to hound the Penews, always seeking more slaves, but the Kefi natural strength leaves them with little need for such, instead just taxing them. So the Penews spread out into the countryside, but instead of building their homes onto the ground, they dig them into it, leaving very little of the walls above ground. It takes a lot of work to dig these homes, moving so much soil, but it's worth it as a defence against Miew slavers. Some clever Penew even hire Kefis to do the digging, not only are the Kefis strong, but their natural claws make them able to dig quickly even without tools. The larger burrows have their own defence against the Miew slavers, being that they are likely dug by Kefis, that adds the risk that they're under Kefi protection.
>Action 2: An army renewed. Organizing the warriors into cohorts and ensuring a standard of equipment.Ta-Kefi is a land of many warriors, mainly Kefi, where it is their primary trade, but Penews are coordinated and Miew marksmanship remains unmatched. But these form small warbands, ones the Pharaoh can call upon but there are issues when they form an army. So sending out a call for warriors and tacticians, as well as opening the treasury, the Pharaoh shall setup cohorts, with specializations as well as uniform equipment. Penews shall be skirmishers, Miews archers, only Kefi shall be infantry, with javelins and scythe-swords.
