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Hey guys, I just wanted to let you all know I've been down with the flu these past few days. I feel like I'm on the tail of it so I'm going to try and get to a few rps tonight before I head to bed early since I have to go back to work tomorrow. If I don't get to our game tonight I will do so tomorrow if work doesn't exhaust me.

I am pretty much done with my character, I just need to transfer that to here. It's on my laptop and I'm on my phone right now because we've been having internet problems. Hopefully it'll be fixed tomorrow!

I settled with remaining human but changing her bloodline to Celestial Bloodline.

Sorry guys, life kinda threw me a curve ball! I shall get on and reply when I get home tonight! Read though everything suggested and such.

So... I know I want to change her to an Aasimar... but I can't settle upon her new bloodline. That and a busy weekend has kept me from doing much. I was leaning towards the Maestro Bloodline though. Thoughts?

I am here! Obviously as I asked my question about the races. I was thinking about going Aasimar and changing my bloodline into something else since we'll actually he using it.

Question on the races, why nerf Tiefling? It follows the same +2, +2, -2 that most other races follow only Aasimar has the +2, +2 with no minus.

Sorry I've been a bit less active lately, my mom had back surgery and I've mostly been taking care of her because well... I don't trust my stepdad to do it. He's just not good with that kind of thing.

Totally go for the dark forest.

Forgotten temple... yeah.

I love Lycans! I'd like it if we had the ability to maybe get them on our side with some work.

Also as the co-ruler part is gone... what will Abalia fill?

Well to be fair outside of Asmodeus, none of the evil deities get much love.

Lamashtu is always a good angel, though so is Norgarbor.

Same. Abalia mainly has stay at home spells.

I hope everything gets better Eragar!

Though with that what do you all wish to do?

So do we try for anew GM? Or just keep going on? Or what?

So um... What do we do then?

Also just so you all know. I am still here! I'm reading a following along. I just sadly either lack input or what I would have said has been said.

"Roads would allow us to bring in the harvest a lot easier and it would also mean patrols go smoother, would it not General?" Abalia asked with a smile. "Also I was thinking ahead, maybe we should build a granary. Somewhere to hold any extra harvest should we have any left over."

@ Samuel: I agree with that.

It would make things easier to have a "temple district". Also easier to know where all the healers are.

Would the Cathedral have to be dedicated to only one deity? Not like a Cathedral that has a small shrine to each?

I would like a Shelyn one.

Yes that looks correct.

And I would offer but Abalia would more than likely remain.

Did we just use all of our BP in this go?

"Then we shall leave it in your hands." Abalia said with a nod to Dengorin.

Once that was settled she looked to Samuel, "Shall we return to our duties? I would like to check in on the families and ensure they get a chance to see their spouses have returned." She told him.

"Yes well, I agree with my husband. Should Bishop Kaltaneous agree to hold a proper trial for them, I am willing to leave it in his hands." Abalia said with a nod.

She looked to Samuel after and asked "Would you like me to be present for the trial in your stead? Or do you believe that would send the wrong message?"

"Then I purpose this: Kael is to be held in one of the ship's brigs till we are able to construct a prison of our own to keep him in. He will then be housed there for period no fewer than five years but no greater than ten. After his mandatory five we can review his crime and see if he's changed. As for the rest, one lashing at most but if they break the law again within two years they will receive an adition year in prison when judged for their crime. Can all agree upon that?" Abalia asked.

Abalia gave a small chuckle at Elijah's statement that a wife's anger was more of a punishment than lashing.

"The only problem I have with exile is that he could return or become bandit that will later plague us. We've seen that he is charismatic enough to rally others to his side, and he has a lot of disdain for us. That is a bandit lord in the making." Abalia pointed out. "Wait, we've been worried about where to keep him. The ships we arrived on, does anyone know if they are to remain? Ships have brigs. We could imprison him there till we have a prison of our own." Abalia suggested.

"We don't have anywhere to hold Kael so it may be best to return him to Beral. If we kept him here we'd have to spend more man power just to have him watched." Abalia stated as she shifted in her hair, her left hand rubbing her forehead. "As for the others, I am unsure of using lashing as punishment. Too many may make it to where they cannot work or take care of their families. Which was part of the reason we've returned them to their families no? So if we're going to use that as punishment we need to settle upon how many." She was obviously uncomfortable with the thought of using lashes but if all agreed, and the amount of lashings wasn't too great, she'd go along with it.

"Your silents says more than your words ever could." Abalia told Kael. "Soldiers please removed them while we deliberate, we shall send General Qoroshúk for you once we have settled upon a verdict." Abalia requested.

Once they had been emptied out Abalia looked to the council. "Thoughts?" She asked.

There isn't really more we can do with them, but making them do the worst part of it. We've nothing to keep them in, but unpaid labor is a punishment, and kinda the only one we have. Outside of removing one of their hands for theft.

Sense Motive: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 2 = 22

Abalia leaned over to Samuel and whispered "It is plain to see Kael is the main instigator of this. I suggest allowing him to carry the most weight. Have the others work for a period of five years but have Kael work for a period of ten?" She suggested, if they could agree upon this then the two could speak about to together to the rest of the council.

Maybe till we have the resources for long-term imprisonment we could sub it out with hard labor?
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Is it cruel to make them build their own prison? Because hard labor right now would be building things... and we'd need a place for long-term imprisonment, so they could end up building their own prison.

"Yes, and what of those you left behind? Your spouses, your children. Those who love and need you and you just up and left them?" Abalia asked as she looked to the group as a whole. "They where worried sick. They feared they'd never see you again. Tell me, what would you have told your families, why would you wish to start a new life without them?"

I don't know why I haven't asked this before, may I just take 10 for a 17 to aid his diplomacy?

Could we split it? Allow the troops to do the areas close to home and hire adventurers for the areas further away?
If we cannot then I would go for hiring guys. I'd rather go with that.

I understand the question you're wanting answered, but the statement you made was:

Point of contention, abandoning your spouse and children has been illegal in almost every society including most modern ones. It is still a civil offense in pretty much every single nation that it is not outright legally punished.

I was just informing you that, that is incorrect and in places that is correct it is extremely hard to prove.

But I do agree that our characters need to sit down, or hell just even us here, and hash out some laws that would have been set upon the journey over the ocean.

Actually if a father or mother walks out on a family it is call Marital Abandonment, and while it isn't illegal it does give grounds for divorce. Also if one leaves to live at a distance from the family it doesn't automatically count as Marital Abandonment, the difference is often seen in the person’s refusal to provide necessary support, whether financial or otherwise, with no intention to return, or to fulfill those responsibilities.

It actually only become Criminal Abandonment when they've left a spouse who cannot take care of themselves and minor children. But so long as one of the two remains they aren't considered abandoning children.

Just walking out, which is all we really have them on right now, isn't illegal.

"Abandoning ones wife and children is a deplorable act but it is not a crime. Theft of the horses however is." Abalia said with a simple shrug. "But we have just arrived here. We do not have anywhere to place these people and we unlike towns or cities, we have only a set number of people. Do we have shackles? Ones that could be worn around the ankle?" She asked.

Abalia joined Samuel upon the dais, yet seems oddly silent. Listening to what those around her say. "Here stand before us 17 people. The 18th dead. First I would have their name so that their family may morn properly and if we can, lay the body to rest." She settled back into the chair as she looked at Qazag. "General Qazag, these 17 did not attack at all?" She asked, "Their only real crime then is the stolen horses."

We are looking for another person for this game. So you know, check is out and see if you like it.

Abalia says close to Samuel, always within ear shot, though she mainly focuses upon the wives, husbands, and children left behind but those who ran off. Though she greatly encourages the parents left there to help work to take their minds off of it for a bit, she doesn't force the issue but she does offer to watch the children while they work so no harm will come to them.
Diplomacy: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (16) + 9 = 25

"We just arrived and we've already got people running off?" Abalia asked rhetorically as she shoot her head. "What did they do? Run off to become bandits? Or maybe in a drunken stupor they thought going out riding was the best idea?" She couldn't help but believe the former was more likely than the latter as they had been smart enough to staddle the horses and take some other things with them. That on top of the fact there where 18 of them, didn't look good.

Abalia remained close to Samuel for the time. She was no good at tracking but felt she could be of some use here to help calm the people till the group had a set path to follow.
Aid Samuel's diplomacy: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (17) + 9 = 26

"Evin are you sure?" Abalia asked. "You had a large amount last night. You sure you're up for this?"

Sense Motive for Qazag: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7

Abalia stopped what she was going when she noticed Caspian. She offered him a small smile but when he quickly busies himself with something else she sighs.

Walking with Samuel
"It's good to hear your thoughts." Abalia said with a smile as she walked along side Samuel. "You seem very excited about this." She told him. "I like it."

When the guard came to get them Abalia has been fixing her hair for the day. Though she quickly stopped and slipped on her gloves and altering her clothes into a lovely green dress with golden trim before she began to help Samuel get his armor on.

When she heard why they had been summoned her mind when into over drive. That hum came from her lips again as she began to think. "If the men slipped out with mistresses Qazag we'd have more missing. As of right now there are only three men missing. Dengorin, if Qazag is okay with it I would suggest putting one of the priests with each of three of the five groups. If something happened to these men they may need healing. Should you and Tsiala need more space to set up something in case each are wounded please let my servants know and they will clear space in our pavilion for them." After that she placed her right hand over her left glove, the green dress she had on slowly changed into black pants with a red bodice trimmed in gold and a green blouse under it. The gloves turned into golden bangles. "I'm coming with you to help." She stated to Samuel. "The more eyes the better."

Abalia met his eyes, keeping them for a moment as she gave him a playful questioning look before slowly moving her eyes across the landscape. Though the darkness made it hard to see them as clearly, but that wasn't what she was focused on. After a minute a soft hum came from her lips, the common sign she was thinking. Finally she turned to face Samuel, taking his hands in hers and intertwining her fingers with his. "Home." She answered softly as she met his eyes again. "A home, we can build."

"Well first we need jobs for them to earn coin at." Abalia told the old dwarf with a small smile.

Abalia helps serve everyone some of the cattle and ale. Making sure the people get an equal amount of each as well as she could.

Though when Samuel comes up, requesting she choose something for them to do, his wording makes her blush. "Our path is that of the shore." She answered, smiling brightly at him as her hands joined his. "Some times to ourselves."

Right, but if we have only 1 unrest from building then it's a lot easier for the Royal Enforcer no? Allowing us to keep it at 0?

However, if we keep to the round 2 of:
Tenement 1 BP (+2 Unrest)
Shrine 8 BP (+1 LOY, -1 Unrest)
Barracks 6 BP (-1 Unrest)
That would keep us at 0 with no roll.

As for the Coronation Day, that can only be held after all spots are assigned in character. Right now those we have are just doing what they know. Qazag is the one with the most military training so it makes sense to put him in the General role. We the players know that this is his place to be, but the characters are just learning that. Even if they may of had an idea at the beginning.

If the addition building that we make each round reduce unrest by 1, we can keep it at one. Plus if I'm correct, doesn't the royal enforcer also have the ability to remove unrest by one?

Also maybe we should think about making a Monument? Something that, in away, marks this as our new home. It could even just be the local bell tower that we use to signal danger or such?

Hmm, then maybe we should build one tenement, then next turn build another while upgrading the first?

"Every festival needs a name no? Would just the Landfall festival do?" Abalia asked Dengorin with a small smile.

"Oh and General, if you could note any place you think would be wise for a watchtower, or fort, I'd like to hear of it. Setting up a foreword defense could help us greatly. We don't know what else is out there and with how little we have, well I'd like to have a bit of warning if something does head our way." Abalia requested.

I think a farm and fishery are a very good idea. Maybe help offset the cattle we put down for the feast. Give the cattle some to recover and only eat off of the fish and fields.

Plus, we're allowed to build a few more things each round correct? Can we not build more than one house at a time?

Evin has a point. I figured it was all going to food, I didn't even think about anything else honestly.