>>6144008The court of Ordalan is put at ease with the news of the Queen being in good health. That and they still await news from Princess Avila's quest for Sonbarr. Furthermore those Ash Tigers are quite the ferocious little catch from the woods, burning with the flames of Schwaerz, and an attitude to match. But most enticing, are reports that we may soon get an import of Vizari iron. We have long toiled with what metal we can scrape together, once we get a proper source of iron, we can fully equip our army, instead of relying on captured weapons.
>Action 1: Establish farms southeast of Sturnes. To feed our people, and the Ash Tigers.As our people grow, there is a greater need for food, more than simple hunting can do. Furthermore, there are the Ash Tigers. Ferocious beasts with an apetite to match, they cannot be fed on mere kibble, we need meat and lots of it. So in addition to fields of wheat, we need to raise pigs and cattle. Furthermore, there are clothing fibre to grow or raise, providing a much needed refreshing of our wardrobes. It has been a travesty how ragged the Nixen clothes have become.
>Action 2: Develop Gambeson. By weaving it into layers, even wool can become armour.With the sudden influx of wool from the farms, the Nixen experiment with jackets so thick they can protect against even the claws of an Ash Tiger. Indeed it proves so capable it manages to protect against swords and spears, though it does have its limits, the wounds suffered by a Nixen wearing this padded jacket is far lesser than without. Thus it becomes popular among the Nixen warriors, especially the Spears of the Ashen Dawn, who are the most numerous and thus problematic to outfit.
>Military Plan: March army to the Domo incursion and beat back the barbarians. Hopefully this will be a proper fight.With the shark folk chased to the sea, there is not much farther Queen Leutgard's army can advance, but then comes word from the north, the barbarians from the west have invaded. We have been denied glorious battle, but perhaps this army will be willing to face us, as they cannot go hide out at sea. Furthermore, the Chariots of the Silver Storm has gotten time to rest and recouperate, they will fare much better in the plains of northern Vizari, than in the deserts of southern Vizari.
