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The Second Age of Exile:
Queen Yuuka has gotten wrinkles in recent years, a clear sign that her regeneration has failed, she will now suffer from accelerated aging. Her joints are finally starting to feel the pain of her gigantism, as the chronic strain injuries can no longer be regenerated away. The druids of the Conclave of Life have investigated and report that instead of 30 years of life remaining, she might not even have 10, because of the burden of gigantism. Yuuka is saddened by these news, but still puts on a smile, since 100 years is still a long lifespan, and she's done so much. Still, she's not going to laze around in her final years, she'll do her job, bring prosperity to the Black Forest.
Yuuka launches a massive expansion effort, to the lake up north, into the mountains to contest the Shadows, into the waters, and even has the Conclave of Life make a colony down south, so they're no longer landlocked. It'll take time for these expansions to bear fruit, she has planted trees under whose shade she will never sit, and she's fine with that.
Action 1: Develop Iron Oak Kite Shields.
The Iron Leaf Clan starts experimenting with Iron Oak shields, figuring out ways of shaping the hard wood, many times involving the use of druidic magic. When they finally manage to make the Iron Oak take the desired shape, they find the shields either don't cover the user's legs, or it becomes too heavy, a problem caused by the circular hoplon-like design. So, the Iron Leaf Clan starts to develop a range of kite shields, ranging from small heater-like shields, to full on kite shields almost as large as the wielder. The teardrop shape is much more in line with the shape of the user, thus eliminating about half the weight while covering about as much.
Action 2: Create Clay Golem Factory south of Hayashi Yamamoto and create Oak Golem Factory southeast of New Eden.
As demand increases of the Terakotta Golems and the Oakenclad, factories arise to produce them. The Clay Golem Factory is made along the river south of Hayashi Yamamoto, the ready access to clay and water makes it excellent for creating the many spare parts needed for maintaining a vast array of Terakotta Golems. Similarly the druids of the Conclave need more than one Oakenclad because of how fast they drain their vitality starting out, and so they need spares to jump into when one becomes exhausted. However, the craftsmen are already planning bigger projects, it is no coincidence that the golem factories are positioned adjacent to a stone deposit and an Iron Oak forest.
