Updated plan:
[X] Plan "We come in peace. Shoot to kill!"
-[X] Yi-Ti Bureaucrats:
--[X] Make them gear bodies for now in exchange for their services. Keep them at arms length from research not related to themselves, government information and other vital areas.
-[X] Yi-Ti Expedition:
--[X] Participants:
---[X] The Hunters Moon and crew (Moonsong, Theon, Asha)
---[X] The Queen Rhaella and crew (Diana, Lothos, various Leshy, six Advanced Druid Seaweed Leshy, Little Valyrians, etc)
---[X] Valeana and Dawnfyre
---[X] Nuri
---[X] 2x Large Galleon, 6x Medium Galleon, 6x Small Galleon
---[X] 16x Advanced Druid Creature Lotus Leshy // with our new production run, I want one of them on every ship for buffs
---[X] 3x Erinyes
---[X] 6x Verdant Wolf
---[X] 6x Giant Fungal Darkenbeast
---[X] 12x Minotaur Fighter, organised in two squads
---[X] a few Bulabar and human shipwrights for repairs on the way, aided by the Leshies Shape Wood spells
---[X] 1x Herald
---[X] 2x set of Elemental Wyrmlings
---[X] 48x Lesser False Ravens for comprehensive scouting (We have several hundred now) // 3 per ship
---[X] 16x Greater False Ravens for scouting, spying, and coordinating Lesser Ravens // 1 per ship
---[X] 1x 5th level Wizard
---[X] 1x 4th level Wizard
---[X] 1x 5th level Archivist
---[X] 1x 4th level Archivist
---[X] 1x 5th level Sorcerer
---[X] ask Yrael if he has some Archons who want to come along, especially Codex Archons or maybe a few fighters
---[X] Breath Taker and Blight's Bane will be invited to join
---[X] at least 32x Triton warriors
---[X] as many traders as the Tritons want to send with the expedition
---[X] 2x Colossal Advanced Fungal Manta Rays
---[X] 2x Whispering Brazier // if we deal with Devils, better have backup communication
---[X] 16x Inquisition members to keep a lookout for Devils
---[X] 32x unofficial Inquisition members that will secretly monitor the fleet for infiltration
---[X] take all Raise from the Deep scrolls currently in stock, to keep ships afloot if they risk to sink
---[X] take the Dragonbane spear along we got from the limp noodle, just in case
--[X] Cargo:
---[X] 1 million IM in luxury tade goods // filling up a whole fleet with fancy shit is expensive, but so will the profits be
---[X] 200,000 IM in gold, for purchases, bribes and tribute // we will most likely need to offer tribute to the Azure Emperor
---[X] 300 pounds of Valyrian Steel weaponry
---[X] bring a copy of the celestial lore Yrael gave us, as a small glimpse of the great library of SD and as a personal gift to the Jade Emperor (on top of more substantial bribes)
---[X] goods to take:
----[X] alchemical goods, exotic woods, steel goods, fine clothing and jewelry made in the Stepstones
----[X] Tyroshi dyes and pear brandy
----[X] pelts and exotic woods from the North and the Wall
----[X] Myrish glass wares
----[X] Ibbenese wale products
----[X] some amount of Tolosi saffron
----[X] Nathene silk
----[X] sea silk from the Tritons
----[X] exotic fruits and pelts from our holdings near Sothoryos, especially Painted Lizard skins and feathers
----[X] gems and rare metals from the Plane of Earth
----[X] luxury materials from the Plane of Air
----[X] Summer Island goods like chocolate
----[X] Fey goods from Braavos and Lys
----[X] Fire Whale gems
--[X] Route:
---[X] from SD, go towards the Basilisk Isles and stop there to take up the remaining goods and fresh provisions
---[X] sail on for a stop in Vahar, Port Moraq and Zhabad in that order
---[X] sail on to Yin