Empire lost, but The Spark remains - Original setting CK2 quest

The long march up the mountains was wearisome, exigent, perilous and punishing beyond even the worst expectations of everyone involved, including the stout and rugged soldiers of the imperial legion most used to hardships.
Despite that, not only were the losses experienced literally negligible, something a lot of the common folk took as a sign of favor from the gods, but the fleeing renegades even got to the end much better off then they had started with.
Firstly, there was the small group recovered from the slaughter of the party of Knights of the Sanguine Spear, consisting of a single surviving, albeit maimed, squire and a gaggle of jittery but hale and hearty five pages that had hidden. The squire, one Haldor of Tyrum, proved pragmatic and taciturn sort, as was customary to the order he had joined, and despite lacking his right arm below the elbow, had proven himself able and useful fellow to have around. It was at his urging, that every piece of equipment, even the unsalvagable ones, of the dead was collected and brought along. As he explained, it was the way of Sanguine Spear to reuse every little bit of the gear of their fallen to support the living for as long as possible. Once the pages calmed down, they too quickly integrated into the column. Lieutenant Randrim was quick to mark all five of them as excellent potential recruits for the household guard and urged Aelyn to extend them the offer as soon as possible.
Then there was the blessing of the very divines that were the folk of Freyr's Rest and their jackalope herds. Without them, the issues of food once the march concluded and proper settling down began would have been dire. Nearly all of the seeds and plantings the original members of exodus brought with them proved wholly unsuitable for the harsh colds of the plateau they had settled, and it was only the hardy, if not particularly tasty, grains and vegetables of Freyr's folk that prevented the need for severe rationing that first year. And the angora of their Jackalopes was even more useful. Both softer and more resilient than the wool provided by the sheep herd, it provided almost sinfully luxuriant ways to ward off the merciless colds of the high shelf in winter.

Still settling out into the frontier was bitterly hard work, even when every preparation could be taken. For an ad-hock group such as Aelyn had started with, it was only the spark that allowed them to survive long enough to actually establish a proper settlement.
Besieged at all times as they were by both the hostile natives, no matter how primitive they were, and the deadly fauna who considered humans a good source of protein, the military would have been run beyond ragged had Aelyn and Idrien not run themselves through the wringer regularly restoring stamina of the soldiers and war animals, and increased hardiness and resilience of the weapons and gear.
For all the skill of Imperial College of Architecture, precious few of them, or the common folk, actually knew much about quarrying stone, especially as it turned out that the stone of the path and the shelf was an especially hard variety of granite. And, without the initial aid via strenuous usage of The Spark, they would not have managed to quarry, shape and fit in place enough proper stone to build the initial housing, much less the initial fortifications before the first hard winter was upon them. And even then, it is doubtful that the rushed constructions would have sufficed, had the royal couple not further run themselves into the ground to enhance the stonework to repel the cold and resist the winds.
Still, with the aid of The Spark, and blessings of the gods, the royal architects and legion engineers managed to ensure that before the winter arrived, a proper fortified settlement was in place. A new capital for a new realm and a new generation of Tasakars and their people.
The burgeoning town was named
[] New Tasakar
[] Fort Tasakar
[] Aelynsburg
[] Mountainhome
[] Tasakarberg
[] Write-in
And Aelyn and Idrien were mighty quick to ensure the arrival of those new generations of Tasakars. As a matter of fact, their first child, a son they named Thomas in honor of Aelyn's father, must have been conceived during the long march to be born during that first winter.
Little Thomas did not stay alone for long in the royal nursery. Scarce two and a half years later his little brother Taesta came along and, almost to a day, a year later the family was completed with the arrival of little princess Anora.
The priesthood of Isanela was quite fast in advising the new parents that Thomas, and later his siblings, should start training in centering and descending into Spark as soon as they were three or four, and no later than six years old, so as not to be limited to crude and superficial methods Aelyn and Idrien were forced to rely on.
Also, as those who would be providing the Spark based education, the temple advised that it would be for the best to consider specializing education for the children, so they could specialize the way they used Spark as well.
Being specialized might mean one could only use The Spark for certain aspects, but what could be done with The Spark expanded manifold.
On the other hand, it would take until at least their teenage years to reliably determine the purity of children's blood, and thus the order of inheritance, so there was a risk that the child who turned out to be prime heir was the one specialized in the least suitable usages of The Spark.
After a lot of deliberation, Idrien and Aelyn decided that
[] The children would get generalized education until the order of inheritance was established. (Rounded out option)
[] A single child will get specialized education (can take maximum two specializations).
-[] Thomas
--[] Military
--[] Diplomacy
--[] Scholastic
--[] Religious
--[] Governance
--[] Architecture and stonework
--[] Medicine
--[] Philosophy
--[] Arts
--[] Animal husbandry
-[] Taesta
-[] Anora
[] Two of the children will get specialized education (can take maximum two specializations).
[] All three children will get specialized education (can take maximum two specializations).

The following years were much the same as that first one, if not quite as frenzied due to the absence of the fear of winter catching the people out in the open, without enough food and proper shelter.
Farms were established outside the immediate settlement, protected by sturdy palisades and frequent military patrols, monsters and barbarians got fought off, and life in general continued on.
Beyond that, the new Tasakarim focused on growth and establishment more than anything else. During those first fifteen years, the focus was mainly on
(Can take 12 (11 for the population +1 apology bonus), unless specifically stated otherwise, can take as many suboptions as one desires)
[] Building up military (roll difficulty 20)
-[] Continuous (will carry on into next turns without locking up any future choices. have to specify for how many turns. increases the roll difficulty by 10 for every additional turn)
[] Securing the plains portion of the High shelf (roll difficulty 60. 100+ finishes project)
-[] Continuous (will carry on until finished without locking in any future choices. will be rolled again every turn until the sum of all rolls reaches or exceeds 111)
[] Establishing a secure, fortified perimeter between the plains and the forest (roll difficulty 60. 75+ finishes project)
-[] Continuous (will carry on until finished without locking in any future choices. will be rolled again every turn until the sum of all rolls reaches or exceeds 80)
[] Sending out armed patrols into the near reaches of the forest (roll difficulty 35)
-[] Have them set up hidden caches, observation posts and scout hideouts (increases difficulty by 10)
-[] Continuous (will carry on into next turns without locking up any future choices. have to specify for how many turns. increases the roll difficulty by 10 for every additional turn)
[] Scouting out the woodlands (roll difficulty 25)
-[] Have your scouts engage in guerrilla warfare with To-Reil (increases difficulty by 15)
-[] Continuous (will carry on into next turns without locking up any future choices. have to specify for how many turns. increases the roll difficulty by 5 for every additional turn)
[] Eliminating monster nests and lairs near the settlement and farmlands (roll difficulty 45)
-[] Continuous (will carry on into next turns without locking up any future choices. have to specify for how many turns. increases the roll difficulty by 5 for every additional turn)
[] Establishing at least somewhat secure path back towards the former lands of the empire (roll difficulty 60, 175+ finishes project)
-[] conceal it as much as possible (increases difficulty to 70, 200+ finishes project)
-[] Continuous (will carry on until finished without locking in any future choices. will be rolled again every turn until the sum of all rolls reaches or exceeds 200/225)
[] Expanding and upgrading the granite quarries along the winding path (roll difficulty 20)
[] Sending out groups of tamers and breeders under military escort to search for usefull beasts (roll difficulty 75)
-[] Seek birds and birdlike monsters specifically (Roll difficulty 50; increases overall roll difficulty to 85)
[] Sending out groups of prospectors under military escort to seek out for useful deposits of stone and metals (roll difficulty 75)
[] Digging out a canal to divert a portion of the local river for capital usage (roll difficulty 65)
[] Securing a portion of the nearby forest and establishing a fortified outpost dedicated to woodcutting and wood processing operations (roll difficulty 80)
[] Fortifying the winding path (roll difficulty 45)
[] Establishing an elevator to the bottom of the shelf and fortifying the bottom terminal (roll difficulty 45)
[] Establishing proper facilities to house your Royal Academy
-[] Centralized (roll difficulty 25. All colleges under a single big roof. Cannot be taken with Scattered. If taken with Specialized difficulty raises to 35)
-[] Specialized (roll difficulty 45. All colleges get personal building with space enough for additional facilities as suits their needs. If taken with Centralized difficulty lowers to 40. If taken with Scattered difficulty lowers to 35)
-[] Scattered (roll difficulty 35. Colleges are unconnected. Cannot be taken with Centralized. Can be taken with Specialized)
[] Building a proper temple complex (roll difficulty 20. Must have at least one specific temple. Aditional temples can be delayed for following turns without locking in any options by appending FT at the end)
-[] To Isanela, the great goddess of stars, and the personal patron of Tasakar dynasty (due to Isanela being the family patron, and bringing people from the great temple along, base roll difficulty is reduced by 10 for any temple to her)
--[] Small (raises difficulty by 5)
--[] Medium (raises difficulty by 10)
--[] Large (raises difficulty by 25)
--[] Cathedral (raises difficulty by 35)
--[] Grand Cathedral (raises difficulty by 50)
-[] To Belsun, the god of the sun, firstborn of Isanela (can go up to medium without a cathedral to Isanela, can't have bigger temple than Isanela)
-[] To Ulair, the great god of the mountains, who holds dominion over pretty much every aspect of your current habitat
-[] To Rosa, the goddess of Rosa mountain range you now inhabit and favored daughter of Ulair (can go up to medium without a cathedral to Ulair, can't have bigger temple than Ulair)
-[] To Camny, the great god of the sky (can only build joint twin cathedrals to him and Satine. small to large temples as normal)
-[] To Satine, the great goddess of the waters (can only build joint twin cathedrals to her and Camny. small to large temples as normal)
-[] To Teelana, the goddess of birds (Can go up to medium without a cathedral to Camny, can't go large without large temple to Dar)
-[] To Waurug, the god of the forests
-[] To Hudrun, the goddess of winter
-[] To Rowe, the god of soldiers (Can only go up to large)
-[] To Davi, the god of masons and builders (Can only go up to large)
-[] To Honder, the deity of medicine (Can only go up to large)
-[] To Dar, the god of beasts (Can only go up to large)
-[] Write-in (subject to authorial fiat)
[] Studying the To-Reil (roll difficulty 40)
-[] Continuous (will carry on into next turns without locking up any future choices. have to specify for how many turns. increases the roll difficulty by 5 for every additional turn)
[] Having the brotherhood of the Talon infiltrate and start building up agency in the lands of the former empire (roll difficulty 35)
-[] Order them to sow chaos and disorder (raises difficulty by 10, slightly increases the chance of discovery)
-[] Order them to seek out other brotherhoods and eliminate anyone inimical to the new Tasakarim (raises difficulty by 15, slightly increases the chance for discovery)
-[] Order them to seak out and eliminate people in power most inimical to the new Tasakarim (raises difficulty by 10, slightly increases the chance of discovery)
-[] Order them to give covert aid to any loyalist they might encounter (raises difficulty by 5, slightly increases the chance of discovery)
--[] Allow the agents to, at their own discretion, approach the loyalists and convince them to join up with new Tasakarim (raises difficulty by further 5, further raises the chance of discovery penalty to low)
-[] Order them to, at their own discretion, remove the morally worst elements of society they encounter (raises difficulty by 5)
-[] Have volunteers from the college medicine join them (reduces difficulty by 5)
-[] Have volunteers from the college of philosophy and arts join them (reduces difficulty by 5)
-[] Have volunteers from the priesthood of Isanella join them (reduces difficulty by 5)
-[] Have agents screen for suitable spousal prospects for the royal children (slightly increases the chance of discovery, if non-assassin agents are also sent the penalty is eliminated)
[] Reach out to the people of the former empire (can't pick more than 8)
-[] To trusted Fergaz cousins (roll difficulty 35, slightly increases the chance of discovery)
--[] Convince them to join you (raises difficulty by 10, further raises the chance of discovery penalty to low)
-[] To vetted members of the former imperial nobility of the north-western regions (roll difficulty 50, increases the chance of discovery by a low amount)
--[] Convince them to join you (raises difficulty by 25, further raises the chance of discovery penalty to middling-low)
-[] To the people of the city of Sastor (roll difficulty 35, increases the chance of discovery by a low amount)
--[] Convince them to join you (raises difficulty by 25, further raises the chance of discovery penalty to middling-low)
-[] To the people of the city of Redol (roll difficulty 45, increases the chance of discovery by a low amount)
--[] Convince them to join you (raises difficulty by 25, further raises the chance of discovery penalty to middling-low)
-[] To the people of the city of Shingh (roll difficulty 40, increases the chance of discovery by a low amount)
--[] Convince them to join you (raises difficulty by 25, further raises the chance of discovery penalty to middling-low)
-[] To the people of the north-western regions' towns (roll difficulty 35, slightly increases the chance of discovery, can be taken multiple times)
--[] Convince them to join you (raises difficulty by 25, further raises the chance of discovery penalty to low)
-[] To the people of the north-western regions' villages (roll difficulty 25, can be taken multiple times)
--[] Convince them to join you (raises difficulty by 15, increases the chance of discovery by a low amount)
-[] To low-level priesthood (roll difficulty 15, slightly increases the chance of discovery)
--[] Convince them to join you (raises difficulty by 5)
-[] To mid-level priesthood (roll difficulty 20, slightly increases the chance of discovery)
--[] Convince them to join you (raises difficulty by 5)
-[] To high-level priesthood (roll difficulty 35, slightly increases the chance of discovery)
--[] Convince them to join you (raises difficulty by 10, further raises the chance of discovery penalty to low)
-[] To members of the imperial academy
--[] College of Medicine (roll difficulty 15, slightly increases the chance of discovery)
---[] Convince them to join you (raises difficulty by 20)
--[] College of Architecture (roll difficulty 15, slightly increases the chance of discovery)
---[] Convince them to join you (raises difficulty by 10)
--[] College of Philosophy and Arts (roll difficulty 15, slightly increases the chance of discovery)
---[] Convince them to join you (raises difficulty by 10)
--[] College of Horticulture (roll difficulty 25, slightly increases the chance of discovery)
---[] Convince them to join you (raises difficulty by 10)
--[] College of Husbandry (roll difficulty 25, slightly increases the chance of discovery)
---[] Convince them to join you (raises difficulty by 10)
--[] College of Alchemy (roll difficulty 25, increases the chance of discovery by a low amount)
---[] Convince them to join you (raises difficulty by 10)
--[] College of History and Law (roll difficulty 25, increases the chance of discovery by a low amount)
---[] Convince them to join you (raises difficulty by 10)
--[] College of Linguistics (roll difficulty 25, increases the chance of discovery by a low amount)
---[] Convince them to join you (raises difficulty by 10)
-[] To knightly orders (roll for who you find, difficulty and chance of discovery depend on who is rolled but will not exceed difficulty 40 nor midling-low penalty to chance of discovery. can be taken multiple times)
--[] Convince them to join you (raises difficulty by 10 (5 if Sanguine spear is rolled), might raise penalty to chance of discovery by a tier)
-[] To former imperial legions (can be taken once for every legion)
--[] The I central legion (roll difficulty 45, increases the chance of discovery by a middling-low amount)
---[] Convince them to join you (raises difficulty by 15)
--[] The II central legion (roll difficulty 35, increases the chance of discovery by a middling-low amount)
---[] Convince them to join you (raises difficulty by 10)
--[] The III central legion (roll difficulty 45, increases the chance of discovery by a medium amount)
---[] Convince them to join you (raises difficulty by 10)
--[] The IV central legion (roll difficulty 40, increases the chance of discovery by a medium amount)
---[] Convince them to join you (raises difficulty by 15)
--[] The V border legion (roll difficulty 45, increases the chance of discovery by a low amount)
---[] Convince them to join you (raises difficulty by 15)
--[] The VII border legion (roll difficulty 45, increases the chance of discovery by a middling-low amount)
---[] Convince them to join you (raises difficulty by 10)
--[] The VIII border legion (roll difficulty 40, increases the chance of discovery by a middling-low amount)
---[] Convince them to join you (raises difficulty by 15)
--[] The IX forward legion (roll difficulty 45)
---[] Convince them to join you (raises difficulty by 10)
--[] The X forward legion remnants (roll difficulty 55)
---[] Convince them to join you (raises difficulty by 2)
-[] To one of the spy brotherhoods (can be taken once for every brotherhood, roll for difficulty, chance of discovery scales with difficulty)
--[]Owl
---[] Convince them to join you (raises difficulty by 10, might raise penalty to chance of discovery by a tier)
--[]Eagle
---[] Convince them to join you (raises difficulty by 10, might raise penalty to chance of discovery by a tier)
--[]Wren
---[] Convince them to join you (raises difficulty by 10, might raise penalty to chance of discovery by a tier)
--[]Crane
---[] Convince them to join you (raises difficulty by 10, might raise penalty to chance of discovery by a tier)
--[]Robin
---[] Convince them to join you (raises difficulty by 10, might raise penalty to chance of discovery by a tier)
--[]Raven
---[] Convince them to join you (raises difficulty by 10, might raise penalty to chance of discovery by a tier)
-[] To the Sorcerers of Neris (roll difficulty 45, increases the chance of discovery by a medium amount)
[] Attempting to establish diplomatic and/or mercantile contacts with To-Faun (roll difficulty 35)
[] Attempting to establish diplomatic and/or mercantile contacts with To-Kruk (roll difficulty 40)
-[] Try to reach Skaggi through To-Kruk (raises difficulty by 10, slightly increases the chance of discovery)




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