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>The civilisation gets +0.05 Culture.
>The civilisation gets +5 Prosperity.
It is decided. The Igladac family shall relocate to a village on the western bank of the Croglatol, just north of where the Choslitol begins. The ground there is high enough that it rarely floods and the family there shall surrender their homes to house the chief and his close relatives. More homes shall be built to house the displaced villagers and the workers drawn to the site and with time, this village shall transform into something new. It shall be called <span class="mu-s">Ancron</span>, a hive worthy of a queen such as Sitrun.
Even in its first year, this settlement draws great attention from river merchants from the Croglatovic and from foreign tribes. They are eager to peddle their wares to the rulers of the chiefdom as well as the workers drawn by the promise of payment, and the site has made it particularly easy for these traders to arrive in their droves.
And though it is not unexpected, even more of the Rodac and Anamilivic tribes have converted to the way of Sitrun. Almost half of the population now devote themselves to the favourite daughter of the Allmother.
>The civilisation gets +5 Cohesion and Happiness.
Unfortunately, an issue arises at the next autumnal feast.
For quite some time, the Rodac have relied on slave labour to extract copper ore from the foothills of the Sharoc and transport it to their lakeside territories, to be refined and made into tools. This process has been hindered by the Anamilivic reforms, which have already caused the slave population to drop by a third of its previous number. The fact that the tribesmen on the northern side of the lake refuse to mine whatsoever and rely on the southerners to supply their copper makes matter worse. Simply put, the chiefdom is no longer producing enough of this metal to meet its needs. It barely was in the first place, but now the situation is getting worse.
Our civilisation could <span class="mu-s">scale back the usage of copper</span>. There is no need to use this precious metal for everything. Why shouldn't they revert to using stone tools, like their ancestors did?
Our civilisation could <span class="mu-s">encourage the free folk to mine</span>. Anyone who is willing to go to the foothills to extract ore shall be paid handsomely for their willingness to risk their bodies.
Our civilisation could <span class="mu-s">allow the price of copper to rise</span>. This is just the way of the market. People will have to learn to pay more for their tools, and take better care of them in the future.
Our civilisation could <span class="mu-s">reverse the slave reforms</span>. The Rodac diehards insist that the coddling and liberation of slaves is responsible for this mess, and yearn for the return of the bad old days.
>Scale back the usage of copper.
>Encourage the free folk to mine.
>Allow the price of copper to rise.
>Reverse the slave reforms.
