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>The civilisation gets +0.05 Culture.
>The civilisation gets -0.02 Militarism.
>The civilisation gets +10 Equality.
>The civilisation gets +5 Education, Cohesion, Productivity and Security.
>The civilisation gets -5 Prosperity.
Gapil and the stone men are pleased to hear that the tribal leaders have little interest in honouring Chabal's request. They are less amused when those same leaders settle on a strategy of prevention rather than reintegration. Shell money shall be given to those who are willing to learn from artisans, in order to pay for shelter, sustenance and the tutelage that they shall receive. In addition to this, it is argued that the sisterhood should preach the importance of charity – after all, if the chiefdom is a hive, then it is only right for its workers and drones to support one another, so that they might better serve their queen as a whole.
While Sitrun seems very pleased by the second suggestion, the Rodac traditionalists are perturbed by the first, especially when they learn that this system of educating the downtrodden would be funded by a new tax. Though their grumbling isn't enough to push Gapil to reject the notion, they leave the feast displeased by this decision.
Though it is feared that this sentiment would be shared by the rest of the chiefdom, the drobrac do their part and teach the importance of giving to those who are less fortunate and have greater needs than oneself. This leads to the Sitrunic and Anamilivic tribes accepting the tax as a necessary evil, something that must be done in order to support the destitute and bring them up to the same level as the rest of the Croglatovic. This new doctrine has inspired worshippers of the Allmother to be more compassionate and less aggressive.
Sure enough, when word gets out, young men and women are drawn towards Ancron and other more developed villages. They leave behind their families who lead lives of subsistence at the edge of civilisation, so that they might learn how to smelt copper or make pottery or some other useful skill. This demonstration of social mobility causes a marked increase in the artisan population, which leads to greater demand for raw materials – which become more expensive and makes the prospect of labouring to acquire them more appealing to the less skilled Croglatovic, who can still serve as labourers.
Though Chabal didn't get precisely what he wanted, the reformists are rather pleased with this outcome. As a whole, the burgeoning Sitrunic population seems to approve of this development. With each passing year, more Anamilivic abandon the worship of Il in favour of becoming a part of Sitrun's great hive. The swelling of their numbers does little to diminish the fervour of the cult, who remain as eager to serve their prophetess as ever before.
>The civilisation gets +5 Cohesion and Happiness.
