>>6135065>Action 1: Go grab that free stuff someone left lying around (colonise rape mollusk island)There's a whole nice island to the east no one bothers taking. It's full of walkign treasure (tasty rape snails) and whatever they had built in their half-civilised state for centuries past.
Adventurers seeing no profit in the ongoing war set out to this new land seeking strength and fortune.
>Action 2: Expand merchant caravansThe war in the north-east brought us a lot of money. Both sides are buying from us a lot and there is much profit to be made. Expand our mercantile operations, secure caravans, tailor goods and up our negotiating skill. Let's milk them for every penny and Peny they got!
Diplo summary:
>Domo diplothey showed up, brought some gifts. We didn't get to talking yet, but they are unhappy with my religious practices.
>Sharkmen diploSome mercenaries from my nation are fighting on their side (about 2/7ths). In exchange they get pillaging rights and 15% of captured slaves as well as being paid with slaves a regular wage. Furthermore the sharks are employing bards from my nation who weave for them carpets depicting their grand victorious battles and singing hymns of their great victories and proud wars.
The mercs from that side focus on getting valuable slaves such as merchants, nobles, aristocrats, soldiers, mages and warriors. Frakt however claims those he would not sell. The bards spend cosiderable amounts of their time downplaying the achievement of mages and generals while getting sharks drunk on their egos and on alcochol trying to buy some of those. (again Frakt claims this just does not work, I however think there should be a success rate attached here and the QM should weigh in)
>Republic of Towers DiploTheir state is purchasing on mass mainly steel made weapons from my nation. As well as employing many mercenaries. (5/7ths). For that I am getting large swaths of luxury goods mainly drug-chickens and high quality glass. I am milking dry their state.
On the other hand I am selling back to him the high value slaves gotten from the peopel workin for the sharks at a mark-up. The state seems unable to afford buying them back, but their families are paying well for that. So I am milking both his state and his civilians for every penny they got.
