Candidate 2: Frida Bronzeclaw
She's got a good head for business and great with people but doesn't really bring anything special to the table.
Candidate 3: Genevieve Talonuelli
She'd be good for binding Wingbardy but it would no doubt cause Brodchard to declare war. While we probably are going to have to fight them at some point, I'd at least try to talk things out/fight when we are better prepared (namely being able to dump a load of spies/saboteurs in their back yard).
Candidate 1: Gabriella Montefeathertro
Connects us to a member of the Feathersian League, has first claw knowledge about the wider world along with the people, things and things-that-might-be-people in it, along with being very well connected:
She has connections with merchants, nobles, and scholars scattered across the Feathersian League.
And finally she'll be able to give us good advice in a field that we are admittedly not the best at: combat and military actions in general.

[X] Candidate 1: Gabriella Montefeathertro
 
And now to look over the turn results:
Navy established, military dockyards constructed, 10 ships (cogs) added to military forces
Huh, that was surprisingly about the tech level I expected for our ships. For those unfamiliar, the cog is a ship that can be used for a ton of roles. As a bonus the design can carry a lot of cargo/passengers and since all our soldiers fly, we've basicily invented carriers.

Wingbardy monster population culled and pacified, gain military access to Wingbardy. +2 Wingbardy Relations, -1 Aquileia Relations
Cold relations with Aquileia now but if it comes to war, 'bardy might end up siding with us considering we've been the ones actually helping them. Brochard on the other hand is apparently yelling at Talonuelli for accepting badly needed help.

Mineral Survey Results: Absurd amount of raw materials and non-precious metals, little gold or silver. Mines can now be constructed.
Gemstones, gold and silver aren't that important. (feels numerous judging glares directed at me) Look, those things are mostly useful as money or trade goods to foreign nations. Money's nice but having the native resources we need to properly equip an army is better. Also we'd need to do exploration in order to find new people to trade with anyway.

And well (points at Aquileia) we have more pressing issues along with that smoking mountain.

Bird calls. Really? Easier communication between troops, +3 on certain combat rolls.
Soon all shall learn to fear the mighty battle-cry of Griffonia.:D

. New Weapons: Bolt Throwers/Ballistae, Emplaced ranged weapon/field artillery. +5 Mobile Ballistae added to Army, Bolt-Throwers added to existing Naval Vessels
Cool. Not something that's very god against stone buildings but nasty against weaker things like say, sailing ships and can also be used as very nasty anti-infantry weapons.
Ravenburg gets to work, gathering together thieves, courtesans, and other Griffons of dubious repute from across the Kingdom. Will Finish Next Turn
Well better to have the scum of the kingdom working for us rather than against us.
 
Soooo basically next turn we need to make our knights a actual battle unit and start mining those natural resources then to begin gearing up for potential war.
 
Soooo basically next turn we need to make our knights a actual battle unit and start mining those natural resources then to begin gearing up for potential war.
Along with potentialy giving the Royal Army in general some TLC:
Royal Army: Professional soldiers, paid and supplied by you, though not particularly well. All have at least a brigandine for protection. 500 soldier battalions cost 100 gold each to raise or replace. Additionally, Royal Army soldiers have an upkeep cost of a hundred gold per every ten thousand soldiers.

Royal Army Morale: 50/100 (Average)
Royal Army Numbers: 10,000
-5000 Swords: Armed with a sword and shield, these Griffons make up the bulk of your army.
-2500 Spears: For keeping your enemy at arms length or taking down opponents larger than a Griffon.
-2500 Archers: Griffons with bows and some arrows. Not much else to say.
-5 Mobile Ballistae: Massively oversized mechanical bows that fire bolts big enough to pierce through tree trunks from vast distances.
I don't know how strong this is in comparison to Aquileia's standing forces but yeah.
 
I'm hopping to take a look at the smoky mountains next turn just to see what it is if nothing else because I rather not have that come out of nowhere and bite us in the ass.

I've been thinking about that, and I'd say it's likely I'll wind up going with that. It certainly makes sense.
would all our wives give us an extra bonus in the field the specialize in? Like if we choose Candidate 2 "Frida Bronzeclaw" we'd get an extra stewardship action or if we choose Candidate 3 "Genevieve Talonuelli" we'd get a third learning action?
 
Hey guys how about we discuss the mystery Griffon and any other avenues instead of locking us into into a decision we might not be able to take back from the get go? Or at least wait till next turn to see what all our options are and what the backlash will be from our current actions will be?
 
Hey guys how about we discuss the mystery Griffon and any other avenues instead of locking us into into a decision we might not be able to take back from the get go? Or at least wait till next turn to see what all our options are and what the backlash will be from our current actions will be?
Well as far as i can see there is no write in option so we have to pick a wife this turn.
 
Hey guys how about we discuss the mystery Griffon and any other avenues instead of locking us into into a decision we might not be able to take back from the get go? Or at least wait till next turn to see what all our options are and what the backlash will be from our current actions will be?
1), there is no "Reject all" option.
2), it seems that the mystery lady is mysterious enough to not be in the known charts, meaning she is either a transformed changeling, a spy or just someone with Sneak to enter a royal reception without being in the books. Even as I'm willing to offer such options a benefit of the doubt on them being benign instead of malign, they would quite likely lack the political background to justify the marriage for our nobles and neighbors who would have a shitfit about it.
3) They haven't approached us while it has become known we are now available, so they don't seem to be in the position or aren't interested enough to pursue us.
 
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Well as far as i can see there is no write in option so we have to pick a wife this turn.

...Good point! Which reminds me, HEY!!!, Questor, what's your option on Write-in options? Do we have to vote for a wife now or can we wait to see the results of our current actions? Also could we take a wait-and-see approach to try and find the mystery griffon girl?
 
Wait.

@Questor , these offers - I'm wondering if the candidates had any say about them.
Because I feel the risk that the first/mercenary option would be... negatively inclined toward us if his dad is forcibly pushing her to the altar.
 
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