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>The civilisation gets +5 Happiness.
Shabatrin gets her wish. There is no need to push the Bladrek on any of these issues when they are on such close terms with the Croglatovic. Before too long, the wing-stitchers and the chiefdom will become one, a single force against which the likes of the Slawik and the Roguwek will never stand a chance. It will just require a little time and effort, that's all.
With the passage of time, the wing-stitchers and lake men grow closer to each other. The people of Ancron cheer whenever they see a winged boat sail up the Choslitol, while the coastal villages of the Bladrek are delighted whenever a Croglatovic trader passes through, for they know that they bring honey, silver and other delights from the great lake with them. The border between the chiefdom and the tribe becomes even less distinct than before and perhaps eventually, the idea of a border will be little more than a formality. That is what the council hopes for.
Twenty-five years pass.
With the passage of time, more of the chiefdom's thralls genuinely embrace the Croglatovic way of life and leave behind the Grovic life of crime and slavery. Those who came before them might have looked upon their masters with spite and hatred in their heart and wished to avenge the conquest of their ancestors, but such grudges cannot last forever. There will still always be some who cannot escape the cycle of wrongdoing and servitude, who will spend most of their lives as slaves, but this number grows smaller with every generation.
>The civilisation gets +5 Security.
Pashaban, the latest woman to occupy the position of saint, is a little bit of an iconoclast. She spends most of her days pointing out the flaws in Croglatovic society, which the older chieftain avidly defends. During a grand feast, her latest complaint is about the very tradition of feasting itself. She believes that it is wrong for village leaders and their loved ones to abscond for months every year to attend these moots – it's even worse that they take the finest food with them, leaving their villages with the dregs.
As for old Traglogal, he argues against her as he always does and insists that she will see how these banquets bring the chiefdom together – they just need to make these feasts bigger and better than ever before.
Our civilisation could <span class="mu-s">invest in greater banquets</span>. These feasts require more food, more attendants, more entertainment – more.
Our civilisation could <span class="mu-s">maintain the status quo</span>. There is no need to change the way things are done, everything is as it should be.
Our civilisation could <span class="mu-s">localise the grand feasts</span>. Every village should focus on its own banquet, instead of sending food to Ancron.
Our civilisation could <span class="mu-s">abolish seasonal festivals</span>. These feasts are an unnecessary waste of resources. There's no need for them.
>Invest in greater banquets.
>Maintain the status quo.
>Localise the grand feasts.
>Abolish seasonal festivals.
