Crake
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Yronwood has no choice but to be loyal. They can't survive without House Martell and us by extension.
A Sword Without a Hilt: A Song of Ice and Fire/D&D 3.5 Crossover
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You can probably add the same to Gargalen. Their revenue stream is drying up in favour of SD and Sunspear and their best shot at fixing that is having Red Scales Holding spin up a company to invest in Salt Shore.
Crake
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Good point, adding. And that will be on the docket for next month.
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@DragonParadox, for the Fungus Forge, what would it cost to produce saplings of rare and exotic trees? We could have quite the woodworks industry up and running.
Crake
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Dorne is going to be growing a lot of tropical type of woods. It could probably produce rubber, if we ever discovered its properties. Don't quote me on that, it might not actually have the right environmental factors for it--though we could always artificially induce them.
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We already used copious amounts of magic to grow valuable forests in the Stepstones. There's an entire logging company.
I just can't seem to find the old RSH overview...
Crake
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| Red Scales Holding | |
Shareholders 100% - King Viserys Targaryen Description This company was founded to allow for a centralized administration of Viserys Targaryen's various business ventures. Assets 100% Share of Stepstones Manufacturing, worth 2,440,000 IM 90% Share of Astral Currents Stock Exchange, worth 116,088,840 IM 70% Share of Silver Serpent Enterprise, worth 11,256,000 IM 70% Share of Golden Fields Agriculture Consortium, worth 520,800 IM 60% Share of Great Northwestern Trading Company, worth 162,000 IM 55% Share of Lyseni Spice Company, worth 676,500 IM 50% Share of Royce Alchemy Works, worth 444,000 IM 50% of Verdant Vistas, worth 396,000 IM 5% Share of the Glass-Maker Guild of Myr Estimated Value 131,984,140 IM | |
| Silver Serpent Enterprise | |
| Shareholders 70% - Red Scales Holding 15% - Garin Drekelis 15% - Hermetia of Volantis Description The first mercantile business founded by Viserys Targaryen. While the initial company was liquidated upon his exile from Braavos, it was refounded later during the early months of his reign in the Stepstones. This company has expanded into a large fleet of over a hundred ships, with contacts, routes and offices across the known world. From Westeros to far-off Qarth, Ibben or the Summer Isles, all have seen the serpent flags and tasted the bounty of its punctually arriving luxury cargo. Both the name and the coat of arms is a nod towards the ancient god Yss who is aiding its operations with his divinations and thus is often regarded as the unofficial patron of the Silver Serpent Enterprise. Assets 5,000,000 IM capital Income 5% of the capital (meaning 3.5% of the capital for Viserys) currently 250,000 IM total and 175,000 IM for Viserys Estimated Value 16,080,000 IM | |
| Verdant Vistas | |
| Shareholders 50% - Red Scales Holding 50% - Lord Sorin Fairwind Description Founded as a joint venture of Viserys Targaryen and Sorin Fairwind, this business is trading in the often ignored swamps around Braavos and acquiring rare plants and reagents which are produced there by the locals and some of the mercantile-inclined Fey. Estimated Value 792,000 IM | |
| Astral Currents Stock Exchange Company | |
| Shareholders 90% - Red Scales Holding 5% - Iron Bank of Braavos 5% - Glass-Maker Guild of Myr Description Formed as part of a vast financial scheme that spans multiple Planes, in coordination with the Iron Bank of Braavos and later on Myrish artisans interests, this company offers fast, secure, and reliable communication between the Headquarters in Sorcerer's Deep and over a dozen major metropolises, some home to millions of souls, and all hungry for goods from near and far. With such vast mechanisms of economic outreach on hand, it will work to offer the negotiation of contracts and exchanges of stock between all of these locations for a fee. Assets Office in Sorcerers Deep Office in Braavos Office in Tyrosh Office in Lys Office in Myr Office in Dagger Lake Office in Volantis Office in Tolos Office in Mantarys Office in Ibben Office in Lorath Office in Stone Head Office in Opaline Vault Office in Armun Kelisk Cargo Moved 100,823 tons per month Expenses Formula: 375 IM per office Current: 5,250 IM per month Income Formula: 3 IM per ton of cargo moved Current: 302,469 IM Viserys Share: 272,222 IM Estimated Value 128,987,600 IM Value is estimated at yearly revenue, with monthly revenue assumed to be 100 IM per ton of cargo. Regular growth: 4d10 - 10 Percent -> Average of 12% Growth for building new offices: 20% or 1,000 tons, whichever is higher. | |
| Stepstones Manufacturing | |
| Shareholders 100% - Red Scales Holding Description Founded as holding company for the various industries being created in Sorcerers Deep, the sole purpose of this company is to offer centralized accounting, sales and purchase service to its constituent companies. Assets 100% Share of Everflame Steelworks, worth 352,000 IM 100% Share of Stepstones Forestry Group, worth 702,000 IM 100% Share of Stepstones Shepherds Union, worth 930,000 IM 50% Share of Earths Bounty Jewelry, worth 369,000 IM 50% Share of Sand Textile Works, worth 87,000 IM Estimated Value 2,440,000 IM | |
| Everflame Steelworks | |
| Shareholders 100% - Stepstones Manufacturing Description Created around the first Everfire Smelter in the village of Everfire Dale, this company produces various metal goods with the largest share of it being taken up by steel consumer goods. It also produces a large share of the arms and armor being exported from Sorcerer's Deep. Assets Ironworks Manufactory in Everfire Dale (Size 3, Profitability 7) Everflame Smelter Estimated Value 234,000 IM | |
| Earths Bounty Jewelry | |
| Shareholders 50% - Stepstones Manufacturing 50% - Tyene Sand Description Using materials from the Plane of Earth and various precious materials such as pearls and corals from the sea, this company produces some of the finest jewelry in the world. The styles are as eclectic as the customer base, though a distinct Dornish influence can be seen in many of its pieces. Assets Manufactory in Sorcerer's Deep (Size 3, Profitability 8, Profitability for Viserys 4) Exclusive trade rights for maritime luxury materials with the Triton Tribes near Sorcerer's Deep. Estimated Value 738,000 IM | |
| Sand Textile Works | |
| Shareholders 50% - Stepstones Manufacturing 50% - Tyene Sandviper Description Founded with major influence from Tyene Sand, this company produces both regular and highly luxorious clothing for costumers across the Narrow Sea. Assets Manufactory in Sorcerer's Deep (Size 1, Profitability 4, Profitability for Viserys 2) Estimated Value 174,000 IM | |
| Stepstones Forestry Group | |
Shareholders 100% - Stepstones Manufacturing Description In an effort to leverage the growth stimulating magic to the maximum extend, to stabilize the soil of the Stepstones and to become less reliant on imports from other regions, this company was founded to promote forestry efforts on the islands. Beside good wood for shipbuilding, the forests owned by the SFG also contain various rare woods, which find many buyers among the artisans of Sorcerers Deep and out in the Planes. Assets various forests on the Stepstones (Size 3, Profitability 9) Estimated Value 702,000 IM | |
| Stepstones Shepherds Union | |
| Shareholders 100% - Stepstones Manufacturing Description Expanding upon the limited shepherdry efforts from before the founding of the kingdom, this company promoted small and large scale keeping of sheep flocks, fueling the voracious appetite of artisans and manufacturies in Sorcerers Deep. Assets various sheep flocks across the Stepstones (Size 5, Profitability 3) Estimated Value 930,000 IM | |
| Royce Alchemy Works (Civilian Parts) | |
| Shareholders 100% - Red Scales Holding Description Using unique machines and much arcane knowledge, this company produces alchemical goods on an unprecedented scale. Half of it's products are for civilian use, but it also produces vast quantities of ammunition for the imperial military. Assets Manufactory in Sorcerers Deep (Size 4, Profitability 6, Profitability for Viserys 3) Estimated Value 888,000 IM | |
| Lyseni Spice Company | |
| Shareholders 55% - Red Scales Holding 45% - mixed ownership by Lyseni nobility Description After the conquest of Lys, which followed the massacre of many high-ranking magisters in the city by the Fool of Lys, this company was formed to stabilize the vast assets and keep them in trust for the heirs of the fortunes that went into it's creation. The company has taken over much of the old Spicer trade routes and dabbles in creating it's own manufacturies in Lys and the former Disputed Lands. Assets shipping and manufactury businesses in Lys (Size 5, Profitability 8, Profitability for Viserys 4) Estimated Value 1,230,000 IM | |
| Golden Fields Agriculture Consortium | |
Shareholders 70% - Red Scales Holding 30% - mixed ownership by Myrish nobility Description Founded after the annexation of Myr, this company bought up many unproductive fields in the rural areas of the former free city, making them much more productive by using ritual magic and diversifying the produced crops. Assets Farms in the Daughters March (Size 3, Profitability 4, Profitability for Viserys 3) Estimated Value 744,000 IM |
Not sure if older information was erased from this or not, but I have been sending updates to it over to @DragonParadox with mixed results.
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- Germany
Rubber trees need high temperatures and high humidity, so if we do some heavy duty irrigation it might work.
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- United States
Yeah, we did the big one when we grew the Tree of the Dawn Age. Entire copses of Ironwood, Goldenwood, Waterwood, and something else. Also that godswood of weirwoods.
Crake
I AM THE STORM THAT IS APPROACHING
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Darkwood, from Braavos, I believe.
Depends on what you mean by exotic, magical, or just mundane useful properties?
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- United States
Both.
Ironwood, Goldenwood, Oak, Yew, Waterwood, Darkwood, etc.
Just saplings, mind you, but definitely mass-produced to be spread across the Imperium where it makes sense for the climates.
Crake
I AM THE STORM THAT IS APPROACHING
- Location
- USA
Anyway, in regards to Dorne, it's completely natural that it turned into an "all or nothing" type Kingdom compared to the other ones.
Dorne has exactly two choices taking into account that geography is their greatest defense against their other enemies, two natural advantages that we erase with our own positioning and assets. If they wanted to resist us, first they would need to ensure that no one sold out to us. This is important because the locals will look to their Lords in terms of providing guidance to backwards parts of the region that they would traditionally hide in if they engaged in guerrilla warfare. And the smarter and more up-to-date Lords are aware of how divination works and how it is dead impossible for them to hide their forces from our radar anyway without extensive preparations. Costly preparations, too. Dorne isn't the super richest place for large-scale magical warfare investments. They have to be conservative with what they do invest in.
Secondly, House Martell is basically our extended family, and we didn't do anything to make them appear as our puppet in anything but the most cynical and unobservant Lord or Lady's mind. We were fairly hands off about each of our diplomatic overtures across Westeros, in terms of issuing orders except in the cases where saying nothing would likely result in some Riverlander or Crownlander going off their rocker and kicking off the war early.
And I'm pretty sure most people believe Doran has his own loyal mages due in part to our assistance (not entirely false, but he did all of the heavy lifting) and didn't care that he claimed all credit for it. With all of our magic and warbeasts and dragons and soldiers it becomes pretty obvious why. Gotta make our brother-in-law look more impressive for his vassals, not that he was having trouble with that to begin with.
Dorne has exactly two choices taking into account that geography is their greatest defense against their other enemies, two natural advantages that we erase with our own positioning and assets. If they wanted to resist us, first they would need to ensure that no one sold out to us. This is important because the locals will look to their Lords in terms of providing guidance to backwards parts of the region that they would traditionally hide in if they engaged in guerrilla warfare. And the smarter and more up-to-date Lords are aware of how divination works and how it is dead impossible for them to hide their forces from our radar anyway without extensive preparations. Costly preparations, too. Dorne isn't the super richest place for large-scale magical warfare investments. They have to be conservative with what they do invest in.
Secondly, House Martell is basically our extended family, and we didn't do anything to make them appear as our puppet in anything but the most cynical and unobservant Lord or Lady's mind. We were fairly hands off about each of our diplomatic overtures across Westeros, in terms of issuing orders except in the cases where saying nothing would likely result in some Riverlander or Crownlander going off their rocker and kicking off the war early.
And I'm pretty sure most people believe Doran has his own loyal mages due in part to our assistance (not entirely false, but he did all of the heavy lifting) and didn't care that he claimed all credit for it. With all of our magic and warbeasts and dragons and soldiers it becomes pretty obvious why. Gotta make our brother-in-law look more impressive for his vassals, not that he was having trouble with that to begin with.
Goldfish
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- Formerly of the Far Realm
Golden Desert Trees.
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So you guys want to grow existing tree types to replant? I'm honestly not sure what the mechanics from that would out, maybe some kind of modifier on tree-based businesses. Definitely not keeping track of trees like creatures.
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aren't we alreaddy growing these? or is it just to get a boost in our numbers without us having to wait for a long tome for more saplings/seedsGolden Desert Trees.
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Yeah, this is an investment that would normally take years to reap the benefits of, but with Druid Creature Lotus Leshys and Plant Growth we can see a harvest within months of replanting. Since it's nothing more than mass-producing saplings of existing species I was hoping we could do it relatively cheaply.
Goldfish
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The more the merrier.
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- Texas
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Feeling better after some tea and reading, let's see about giving you guys a more interesting overnight vote.
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Interlude DCCLVII: Cracks Great and Small
Cracks Great and Small
Twenty Sixth Day of the Twelfth Month 293 AC
Enchanted Outfitters, Bazaar of a Thousand Sins, City of Brass
As with all those Fallen to the tides of the First War Sarell of the Black Scales had little patience for accommodating the frailties of mortals, all the more so in this instance because she suspected the boy Maelor was at least partially motivated by some misplaced sense of guilt over the girl's fate at the hands of the kyton. But her counsel had been set aside in favor of soft promises for uncertain gain. So it was that Sarell allowed herself a small measure of satisfaction when she observed the young sorcerer return from his interview with the former captive pale and wide-eyed.
The first words he spoke were not, however, regretful. "She has the pattern for a ward-breaking passage in her head. It's been degraded by the transition to her mind. Still not sure how Agha did that, he did not seem that subtle a mage to me..."
"A ward break upon what?" Sarell interjected before the conversation could veer too far off the straight path.
"The walls of the Upper City, bypassing the Bab Al Baquarra, a smuggler's dream, for those that wouldn't balk at peril to life and soul. It probably won't stay for very long, the Wallmakers will see to that with their inspections, but while it does we can move through the Upper City without having to pass under the eye of the gate guards."
"So what has you worried as a horse thief at high noon?" Bronn asked blunt as ever.
"The only way such a thing could have been made was with knowledge of the Wallmakers, Silas' own order, either a traitor or a prisoner tortured into unveiling his secrets," Sarell explained, careful to keep her tone at least neutral. Such considerations were not something the sellsword had to consider often in the past. "Our ally would be at the very least conflicted in discovering a subversion of his order's charge and while he is unlikely to know where it is, or the correct words of opening, the kyton corpses would be enough to reveal what they were seeking."
"We only recovered the corpses of lesser fiends," the young sorcerer interjected hopefully, a far cry from his reaction when the master of the cabal had managed to withdraw in good order from the fight. "Maybe they won't know what their leader was looking for, or maybe he'll think the secret died with Agha."
"Why leave it to that?" Bronn asked after only a moment's thought. "Just pay his price, whatever it is, and hire him off. I bet the magical hole in the wall would be a lot easier to hide if we had one of these Wallmakers to do it for us."
"That's..." Maelor drew out the word into a thoughtful hiss. "It's a gamble. Silas would be helpful in making use of this, and making sure it's still there when we move on to the Forge, but if we tell him about it and he won't be bought we've lost an ally."
What do you do about the hidden passage into the Upper City?
[] Reveal it to Silas, try to hire him
[] Keep it secret for now
[] Try to bring in other ward-smiths to study it
[] Write in
OOC: I'll have the loot and XP for the fight up tomorrow. It's really late for me to be doing that right now.
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