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>The civilisation gets +5 Health and Equality.
After much debate, the leaders of the council reach a compromise. As the grand feasts held at the end of autumn are important to the governance of the chiefdom, they shall continue to be held at Ancron annually. For every other season, the villages of the Croglatol should devote their resources to their own feasts, first and foremost – it is not right for the chief of a settlement to spend so much time away from the people he rules over.
The seasonal festivals of Ancron are scaled back, with the exception of the great harvest feast. The common people get to enjoy the fruits of their labour that were previously sent off to the capitol for the chiefdom's elite to enjoy, which keeps them healthy and their spirits high. As for the leadership of the Croglatovic, many of them are frustrated by this development, but at least they still get to enjoy the banquets held at autumn's end. These annual events help maintain the connection between the myriad villages and help them feel like they are a part of something greater.
Twenty-five years pass.
In order to make up for the absence of seasonal gatherings, many of the wealthier leaders pay tribesmen to deliver messages to other village chiefs. Due to the fact that over half of the chiefdom's adult population is able to read and write in Toproslan, others soon jump on this bandwagon. Before long, these couriers are delivering requests to artisans, well wishes to distant relations and complaints to greedy merchants. The Croglatovic have inadvertently invented what might be the world's first postal service.
>The civilisation gets +0.05 Technology.
At one of the autumnal feasts, both the saint and the chieftain agree that this new system is being misused. There are a limited number of couriers and so far, most of them are delivering petty and pointless messages, when they could be used to organise and coordinate the chiefdom far more effectively.
