AAR: The Caelum Confessional

[Calistas]

TURN 25

Turn Results
"...Witch in Heavens Gate" - what have I done to raise their Ire?!
"...Troops starve in Valodga" - better get this fight on.
- Queeny sneaks into Armavir, spawns a vampire (who gets into a fight there) and then the vampire flees. Leaving me with making a small mistake. Oops.

Empire Status
- 11 provinces
- Income 561 (T 393)

Turn Orders
- Queeny ATTACKs Shalen with the armies and I have her set to cast 'destruction' a lot. This might be the best way to deal with those larger units.
- More seraph's, mammoths and wingless are ordered leaving me with 23 gold.
- Only 42 to Alteration 6 I put the rest into Enchantment and I order another Clam shell be created.

Comments
Lets see how this fight goes now!

[Calistas]

TURN 26

Turn Results
"...Research complete" - Alteration 6
"...Research complete" - Enchantment 2
- Yet AGAIN we don't take Shalen! Having Queeny sneak doesn't help matters at all! All wingless are lost. Damn. Well I'm sure she can take the place this turn. Grrr

Empire Status
- 11 provinces
- Income 554 (T 347)

Turn Orders
- Queeny to ATTACK! Lets hope she doesn't die (Which is why she pops back at home province I have at Last figured out?)
- Armies run home and relieve the starving and rearm.
- I order up a couple of storm general. Maybe a few of these appropriately equiped will make things a bit easier!

Comments
I'm sort-of not surprised by the outcome of the fight. I did take down most of the Gryphon thing so it should be an easier fight.. But Caelum troops are trickier than I'm used to (Jotunheim) so I am really going to have to think a bit harder here! Also, it's time for another fort I think.

[Calistas]

TURN 27

Turn Results
"...Research complete" - Enchantment 3 (great!)
"...Defence increase Isle of Hundred"
- With only amazons and a priestess and sorceress left Queeny snacks on Shalen and at Last it is mine ALL MINE!

Empire Status
- 12 provinces
- Income 565 (T 421)

Turn Orders
- Queeny searches. There must be something there. The sage joins her in that province.
- Army patrols at home.
- A new general flies to South Lakewood. With a good resource income there it will do fine for another fort place.
- I recruit another 2 sages and a seraphine.. Just because I can.
- Army recruitment continues but I don't get many wingless per turn.
- Remembering Acashic Record is CONJURATION I switch to the CORRECT BLOODY SPELL LINE!
- I order another clam and three longbow's of accuracy. I figure I might give my generals something to use and I don't want them tooo close to any bloody panicky Mammoths. I consider a spot of armor for the lads too but not this turn.

Comments
Have realised I need to get rid of the unrest in Heaven's Hold. Will have to do that next turn.

[Calistas]

TURN 28

Turn Results
"...Research complete" - Conjuration 1 and 2
"...Three magic sites found" - Queeny finds two wells of white water and a mercury pond. Four water crystals from one province!
"...Proclomation from Man"
"...Order restored in Starko"

Empire Status
- 12 provinces
- Income 602 (T 471)
- 245-odd research a turn btw.

Turn Orders
- Sage to search in Shalen.
- Soul vortexed and invulnerable Queeny heads to the wastes to the NE to bash some heads.
- Fort ordered in South Lankwood.
- General to Heaven's Hold with Mammoths to remove the unrest.
- Bows handed out.

Comments
Nothing spectacular. Plodding along as required!

[Calistas]

TURN 29

Turn Results
"...Arc declares war!" - Bring it on. Queen will bite you to death!
"...Research complete" - Conjuration 3
- The wastes of Heaven's Hold Mountains are ALL MINE! Queeny gets her fourth star now I think too. Good girl!

Empire Status
- 13 provinces
- Income 611 (T 480)

Turn Orders
- Queeny is to head east into some nice rich Steps. I figure with Acashic Record coming soon I won't worry too much about searching with heroes as my gem income is ok now.
- The rest of the Army is told to move to Heaven's Hold to prepare to strike North East.
- My Seraphine is ordered towards Stavang where I think a temple might be in order as there's some strong dominion to the north.
- 2 more sages, a high seraph, a mammoth and some wingless drain the treasury once more.

Comments
Maybe I shouldn't bother building more mammoths.. But I just love how they squish things!

[Calistas]

TURN 30

Turn Results
"...Research complete" - Conjuration 4 (maybe there's something worth summoning now? No idea!)
- No astral sites in Shalen.
- Blight in Selebir
- Preaching in Upperna
- Queeny finishes off litterally dozens of cav and infantry to capture the Steps.
- Starvation in Heaven's Hold

Empire Status
- 14 provinces
- Income 645 (T 340)

Turn Orders
- Armies North into The Dunwash
- Queeny attacks SW into the Wastes of Ryazan
- Spare geneal and Seraphine go to Upperna in the far NW of my empire to set up a new base.
- More wingless ordered.

Comments
Lets see how the army does now!