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Well this is getting along nicely, a few thoughts.
First of all an opportunity has presented itself:
>the lake literally overflowing with life and bounty (enough that some independent communities have sprung up around the lake
People, multiple little camps. We should endevour as best as we could to bring them into the fold, either literally by them coming to the city, which would be preferable as these settlements are very like to get wiped out at a moments notice.
Or culturally, have them start associating with the city-state we are constructing via trade/mutual protection/etc etc.
More people, more good. Less people dead, in poverty and desperate: even more good!
The second is the dual problem of the nobility and priesthood... Luckily those two tend to have a fair rivalry going on as they are the two major political powers.
We could, I'm sure, bring the nobility on our side by offering them to supplant the church and prove themselves fucking useful as leaders/administrators/organizers. In our name.
begin getting rid of one problem while tying the other to us. Two birds, one stone.
Another thing we might wish to attempt is, and hear me out here, *talk* to the elven souls in our domain. No touching, preferably at shouting distances. But we have potential "people" who are in our debt who can tell us about our enemy and potentially even mediate for us.
Peace in life in return for peace in death, that kind of thing. We just need to figure out how to deal with them without getting spooky-cooties.
Long term idea/suggestion. With enough time, effort (and expanding the lake) we could turn Bexley into our very own Tenochtitlan. Which would be neat, and also kind of fitting.
