>>5654891>>5654892>>5654903>>5654909>>5654938>>5655131>>5655158Very good.
Plans are made to turn the pocket dimension into a storage area. Experiments are performed to see if the earth within the pocket dimension can be used for farming, but it appears completely barren and devoid of life; nothing will grow within its soil. Even so, its capabilities to store food are unparalleled and so much of the agricultural efforts from our second action will go into storing food for future emergencies.
A group of farmers, as well as warriors to protect them, are stationed at the stones to ensure that everything goes well and that the strategic resource is maintained. While there are still mysteries about the nature of these stones, chiefly regarding their origin and maker's intended purpose, we are more than happy to utilize it in this manner for the time being. Our naga lord, despite possessing a deeper understanding of magic than any other in our community, is puzzled by the mystery of the stones, and does not know if they are a relic of his wiped-out civilization or not.
And for our third action, 50 of our best warriors are turned into a royal guard, selected among those most capable and loyal, to ensure that the Rex or Regina is protected against such a vile treachery, even from family members.
On that note, as you may recall, it was the thirdborn child of the fourth rex who seduced the vulnerable vampiress and got her to turn him into a creature of the night, whereupon he killed his brother to take the throne, an act similar to the one that occurred this age (albeit with less vampirism involved). Thirdborn sons, particularly those of the royal bloodline descended from your civilization's first Rex, are seen as an ill omen after these events, and looked down upon and shunned. It is soon considered exceptionally bad luck to have a thirdborn son; some families stop after having two, not wanting to risk inviting such terrible omens upon their home. On the other side of the same coin, for those who do risk it, thirdborn daughters are celebrated as having "just missed the curse" of the thirdborn child being male and are considered exceptionally lucky. Even so, few desire to risk it.
Here is an updated map of our region (with a new color key in the upper left).
