Ashes Scatter (RWBY/CKII, After the End)

"No! I won't have it!" you blurt out, surprising both of you.

The huntsman nods his assent sombrely. "I see. My apologies for causing you trouble, then," he says with a lazy bow of his head. "I'll be on my way, I suppose."

You breath easier once he leaves your line of sight. Over the course of the next two months, whatever lingering misfortune he seems to cause still affects you and yours. Of everyone, only Polybia seems to meet with any semblance of success with Agamedes, who offers some assurance that he'll be keeping a closer eye on Ailus for the next few years himself given the revelation of his conspiracy.

As reports trickle in from the countryside, you sigh. Apparently many of the huntsmen have fallen mildly ill, just enough to defuse their powerful auras, and Dephis cannot stem the rising tide alone. And then other reports appear, of a nameless huntsman with roguish charms and incredible power. Local mayors and village heads whose good sense you are familiar with give increasingly fantastical statements as to the prey the man hunts. Usra nests, Grand Nevermore, a Goliath. All single-handedly, all with not so much as a by-your-leave as he ensures the kill and wanders off to the next hamlet.

It is not long before Dephis returns, unable to even find nests to clear or grimm to hunt. Just who was that man?

((Grimm set to 0/10, gained 1 Morale: Now 0))

You are not without some final problems in the closing months, however. Sedea sends word that the Rising Dragon Kingdom is waging a war of attrition across the Lantian sea, and she requests your aid however you deem it possible.

Furthermore, Ailus seems not to have learned his lesson the first time, and you have intercepted multiple well-worded missives with other members of the league to have you expelled outright. You will need to prepare to defend yourself at the next Forum.

[] [Girl] Sophia
[] [Girl] Aphrodite
[] [Boy] Ion
[] [Boy] Ares

You have two beautiful new babies, Sophia and Ion. Twins. (+10 Prestige)

Despite the difficulties you had last season, things are not so bad that you are backed into a corner. Ailus will surely call for your removal from the League at this year's Forum, but you have friends among the royals. Sedea requests aid in a war against a distant neighbor, but ultimately she would likely be content to have your men guard her shores while she turns her full effort to naval warfare and amphibious invasion.

The grimm of Letum have been utterly decimated through unknowable means. The longer this state of being continues, the happier and more prosperous your people will become. (Grimm Annihilated: 0/10)

LETUM BONUS MODIFIER: Clear Lands - Prosperity events are extremely likely to trigger. +50% Tax Modifier, +50% Dust Modifier, +50% Food Modifier. +5 Prestige/turn this condition persists.

Alternating Focus

Your current Focus is Statecraft, choose your other focus. Remember that all Focuses, in addition to their active choices, also enable passive events to trigger.

[] Family
[] Hunting
[] Business
[] Seduction
[] History

[] Statecraft
[] War
[] Rulership
[] Intrigue
[] Theology


Basic Decisions

These choices are always available, regardless of current focus.

[] Declare War on [Realm] - You have a valid claim on a realm you wish to possess. Press it in the timeless tradition of conquest.
-Prompts war turns
[] Fill empty [Council Seat] with [Character] - You have an empty council seat that needs filling, and a courtier that can fill it.
-Filled seats are capable of acting immediately
[] Attempt to arrest [Character] - Someone of import in your realm has broken the law, or angered you for an impressive slight, and needs to be locked away.
-Prompts arrest event and ransom event, successfully arrested characters retain any holdings or titles
[] Seek Mercenaries - Have a mercenary band contacted to negotiate for their services.
-100 to 400 Lien
[] Seek Marriage - Your current character is unmarried! This should be rectified immediately.
-Prompts marriage event
[] Seek Marriage/Betrothal for Heir - It's a little early, but Acadia tells you it's never too soon to sort a marriage out.
-Prompts marriage event
[] Bestow [Honorable Title] - You wish to improve someone's opinion of you, and will do so by giving them some prominence in Court.
-Possible Titles: Designated Regent, Master of the Horse, Master of the Hunt, Cupbearer
[] Grant [Gift] - There is a character you wish to appease, a gift of resources or relics could solve this.
-Possible Gifts: Lien, Dust, Long-cast Transmitter


Focus Decisions

You can choose two Focus decisions per turn. They may all be from the same focus. You may only choose decisions if they are one of your current focuses!


Notes: You have an unknown relic that can be studied. There will be a Forum this turn. You will pay your annual salaries this turn.

[] Write-in: Sometimes, a particular option isn't specific enough or doesn't cover all the possibilities open to you. Not every write-in will be accepted, but all will be considered.
-I will specify which focus the write-in applies to.


Council Decisions

Direct your council's efforts in the near future. Each Councillor can perform one action. Councillors will perform the same action as their previous turn if no action is selected for a particular council member.

Chancellor - Polybia is a capable chancellor of the realm, though she tends to be overly touchy.

[] Fabricate Claim in [Realm]
-Prompts claim attempt
[] Improve Diplomatic Relations with [Character]
-Improves opinion of a Landed Title Holder in any realm towards you
[] Sow Dissent in [Realm]
-Reduces opinions of vassal titles towards their highest liege
[] Improve Statecraft
-Improves Diplomacy benefits for your character this turn
[] Write-in

Marshal - Dephis is a moderately capable soldier, and can take action to improve your military efforts.

[] Train the Levy
-Increases Levy size and quality while active
[] Suppress Revolts
-Reduce potential for unrest or low morale to cause rebellions or riots
[] Develop Military Technology
-Prompts military advancement event
[] Organize the Spariates
-Reduces Retinue upkeep, can improve commanders with Marshal's attributes and traits
[] Write-in

Steward - Aristos is a decent manager, and can handle most of the realm's finances if you're busy.

[] Collect Taxes
-Prompts extra tax events, frequent use can lower morale
[] Oversee [Construction]
-Prompts the construction of an improvement or holding
[] Develop Economic Technology
-Prompts economic advancement event
[] Administrate
-Causes Estate events to fire more frequently. Special Note: Synergy with Clear Lands
[] Write-in

Spymaster - San-Do the Silent seems to be a fairly effective spymistress despite her minor difficulty with the Nikean tongue.

[] Sabotage [Estate]
-Prompts sabotage events
[] Build Spy Network [Realm]
-Allows assassinations and kidnappings outside of realm, Prompts blackmail events internally
[] Steal Technology
-Prompts technology acquisition event
[] Scheme
-Increases your resistance to enemy plots, makes enemy plots easier to discover
[] Write-in

Head Teller - Gnostras the Kind is a good enough member of the clergy, his services pointed and applicable in some cases.

[] Proselytize [Realm]
-Prompts religious conversion events
[] Improve Religious Relations
-Increases relationship with religious characters in realm
[] Encourage Cultural Events
-Prompts cultural advancement event
[] Witch-Hunt
-Reduces chance of heresy, reduces chance of heathen conversions, reveals secret societies
[] Write-in

Huntsman Superior - Sophocles is a mediocre Huntsman, but he is at least competent.

[] Commission a Weapon
-50 Lien, AND/OR 5 Dust, Prompts weapon creation event
[] Patrol Lands
-Prompts grimm fluctuation event
[] Teach Me!
-Prompts huntsman training events for you
[] Step up Training
-Prompts faster Apprentice growth
[] Write-in

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Turn votes will only be accepted as planned votes. Please be sure to always include at least a Focus and two viable Focus Actions, and remember that you only have one Council action for each Councillor! Remember that Councillors will also automatically repeat previous actions if a new one isn't assigned.