AAR: The Caelum Confessional

[Calistas]

TURN 7

Turn Results
"...Alteration 2"
- Well, it seems they DID know what was coming for it and prepared by wearing large scary masks, resulting in my Mammoths fleeing just after contact with the enemy. A few losses to my archers and that was it, the lot fled. My Prophet did none of my orders and I've no idea why just yet.

Empire Status
- 3 Provinces
- Income 214 (T 174)

Turn Orders
- Armies having retreated to home are told to go and head into Westwatch. They've got to be able to take 30 light infantry and assorted rubbish, right? Well. It's worth a shot. If they don't do their job I might have to reconsider the connection between certain prophet's heads and their shoulders!
- Zanantes heads NE once more.
- I order another mammoth and some archers. I need more power! She can'e take it cap'n!

Comments
Who would have thought I could fail so much? Well, ok, you lot I bet. But shussh! I don't want you to scare my prophet. I think she's a fragile type. Ahh, I read holy avenger properly. Silly me. She is set to the other lvl 4 priest spells.

[Calistas]

TURN 8

Turn Results
"...A vengeful witch" - 3 units cursed in Starko. Hopefully not a mammoth.
- The battle.. is a terrible failure and all my flying monkeys die in a suicidal charge on heavy infantry. The local lads seem to have heard about the scary mask trick and so the mammoths again run for the hills!

Empire Status
- 3 provinces
- Income 212 (T 139)

Turn Orders
- Well my units end up all over the place and so I will have to spend this turn gathering the units back into one place at home. Grrr!
- Zanantes returns home
- I order another mammoth

Comments
Boy, so much for a fast start with a lot of research! My own fault in wasting those mercenaries so quickly.

ps. Yes, it was a cursed mammoth.

[Calistas]

TURN 9

Turn Results
"...Research in alteration" - Lvl 3 at Last

Empire Status
- 3 provinces
- Income 215 (T 144)

Turn Orders
- I decide to be a bit more careful and so order yet another mammoth and a couple more archers to see what I can do to finish up some of these provinces. Taxes go back up and the armies patrol. I'm again broke as I have been at the end of every turn.
- Zanantes is told to head into that port I mentioned earlier, Armavir.
- Research is switched to Enchantment to get Breath of Winter which will be available next turn.

Comments
Grr! I will get them this time! Well, maybe Queeny will!

[Calistas]

TURN 10

Turn Results
"...A proclomation from Ulm"
"...Research completed" - Enchantment 1
"...Patrols return order"

Empire Status
- 3 Provinces
- Income 258 (T 166)

Turn Orders
- Ok lads, back into Westthingy! I'm sure you can take it THIS time!
- Queeny, now you're all-spelled up head into the Sea of Saints. It's a nice rich province we need!
- Tax back down
- Zanantes - sit! Stay! Yes, 80 units there. Tough!
- Time for another Seraph. If we don't win that province Queeny will have to carry a few fights on her own.

Comments
..must.. win.. one.. fight!

[Calistas]

TURN 11

Turn Results
- The battle goes well! We WON a FIGHT! We DID NOT run AWAY! I consider chopping off less of my generals than I had previously planned. I also notice west thingy has a library and sages are possible. Excellent!
- I forgot to MOVE Queeny and she is currently skulking around behind a lump of Coral. Woman, you have intense powers.. stop with the skulking and start with the head bashing! Ok, next turn.

Empire Status
- 4 provinces
- Income 221 (T 187)

Turn Orders
- I decide another mammoth and some archers are in order as a reward to my lovely generals.
- Research is set to Construction so I can get to 2 and make some nice clams.

Comments
Perhaps my luck is turning?!

[Calistas]

TURN 12

Turn Results
"...Plague in Westwatch" - That's what they get for resisting me for so long!
- Queeny does well and slaughters a dozen or more fish people and they run for the.. er.. hills? Either way, I'm happy!

Empire Status
- 5 provinces
- Income 269 (T 160)

Turn Orders
- I order the boys back across the river into Valogda.
- Queeny can't resist searching the gold of the North Sea of Kaspus to the east and so charges in there. She leaves behind a Coral Reef which is a nice discovery!


Comments
Things are looking up!

[Calistas]

TURN 13

Turn Results
"...Research complete" - Construction 1
"...Handful of gems in Westwatch" - Seems they know how to appease me. Good!
- The battle of Valogda went well and the Mammoths produce many small splatter marks on the snow.
- Queeny was chucked out of Kaspus and fled without striking a blow. I mark those tritons down in my little black book for some 'special treatment' later on.

Empire Status
- 6 provinces
- Income 315 (T 260)

Turn Orders
- Queeny is ordered into Heaven's Hold (it's a special site and so I want her to search it).
- The Army is ordered into Shalen to the SE.
- A seraph is ordered into Westwatch to set up a lab.
- An arch-seraph and many more archers are ordered up.

Comments
I'm surprised Queeny lost the fight. She fled without even casting a spell, just had a dozen Tritons beating on her. Ouch! Well, at least she didn't die. Smart god!