Okay, so, while Westeros is going we'll want to keep certain projects and operations going in the background, right?
Not like we can't afford to spread forces a little.
[] Operation Salted Earth - Part 2: The situation in the Ghiscari lands continues to be tense, but for now it seems viable to scale back operations and merely observe Baator's movements. Recent attacks should have disrupted the enemy's plans enough to move your assets to more pressing fronts while keeping a decently sized contingent to look for further developments.
-[] New Ghis: Keep investigating the Green Grace, Nandazda Aoq; the Praetor of the People Gramdal mo Ia; and see about other important figures in the cities political landscape. See who could be swayed to assist in the Imperial takeover of the city, who can be bribed, and who can be blackmailed.
----[] Alysande Redsail, Kira Windgraced, 20x Vigilant Briars (CR 4), 4x Vigilant Kelps (CR 4), 5x Watchmoles (CR 6), 1x Umbral Spies, 1x Umbral Stalkers, 5x Glass Golems, 1x Praetori Squad (9x Praetori, 1x Light Warstrider)

-[] Mereen: Keep up the pressure on Baatezu forces and the current rulers, so that Baator aligned groups need to spend more resources on keeping the city from collapsing into civil war.
----[X] Malarys, Shara Rogare, Wylla, 2x Umbral Spies, 1x Umbral Stalkers, 20x Vigilant Briars (CR 4), 2x Vigilant Kelps (CR 4), 5x Watchmoles (CR 6), 1x Adult Mind Dragons (CR 15), 5x Glass Golems, 1x Praetori Squad (9x Praetori, 1x Light Warstrider)

-[] Yunkai: Recoup the losses from the previous month and see about learning more about Baators supply routes in the area by tracing the origins of the poison used against the Inquisition. Preferably also look into acquiring its formula.
----[] Garin, Xor, Osryx (Very Old Myrkdreki), 20x Vigilant Briars (CR 4), 2x Vigilant Kelps (CR 4), 5x Watchmoles (CR 6), 5x Glass Golems, 1x Praetori Squad (9x Praetori, 1x Light Warstrider)

-[] Astapor: See about discrediting the enhanced Unsullied as publicly as possible, for example by having them be seen to openly murder a magister they are allegedly serving. Use mental control or Necrotic Molds.
----[] Azema, Ser Dregaire, Orphne Fey Lord, Shadow!Tor, 2x Umbral Spies, 20x Vigilant Briars (CR 4), 2x Vigilant Kelps (CR 4), 5x Watchmoles (CR 6), 1x Adult Mind Dragons (CR 15), 5x Glass Golems, 1x Praetori Squad (9x Praetori, 1x Light Warstrider)

-[] Assassin reserve: To be called in when there are opportunities to kill important figures who have been subverted by Baator, or to kill high-value assets of Baator.
----[] Morwyn and Tuin, Aradia the Huntress, Nuri, 1x Smoke Creature Assasin Devil
-[] Combat reserve: To be called in if there is heavy combat expected or to assault Devil strongholds.
----[] Babro the Adamantine Golem, 2x Heralds, 20x Glass Golems, 100x Necrotic Molds, 40x Blood Clot Molds, 25x Greater Bloodclot Molds, 20x Black Brutes, 40x Black Champions, 10x Necro-Kranken, 10x Lindworms, 40x Paralyzing Snatcher, 4x Praetori Squads (37x Praetori, 4x Light Warstrider)
This is our current 'default' for Slavers' Bay, unless specified otherwise (and assuming in-between months we'll replenish any losses taken), this is staying there until Westeros and Qohor are done with.
[] Sarnori Pacification -- Continuation: The Void-touched Olethrodaemon that regulated much of the proceedings among the Undead of Sarnor may be gone now, but too much of its accursed legacy still lies in that land. Have your agents scour the lands, working with agents of the allied Sarnori Kingdoms, to end the Mindless Undead still in the area, and to, perhaps, seek out any Sentient Undead who hide still in the wake of the sound defeat of the corrupt hosts but two months ago.
----[] Nettles & Sheepstealer (Level 12); 1x Adult Mind Dragon (CR 15), 1x Very Old Myrkdreki Dragon (CR 15), 11x Veteran Erynies, 11x Lejnths, 5x Verdant Phoenixes (CR 15), 50x Verdant Kingfishers, 10x Verdant Ravens (CR 6), 2x Wild Hunt Archers (CR 14), 2x Wild Hunt Scouts (CR 16), 8x Praetori Squads (Total of 72 Praetori and 8 Light Warstriders deployed.)
Slowly building better relations with Sarnori (whom we're subjugating through diplomacy, or something), also slowly building up a stockpile of bodies... and, well, maybe building up to levelling the PC we'll be throwing the task's way.
This is another multi-month long one, and the 'default' group kept there, too.
[] Three Points, Three Kindred, One People - Part Four
----[] Breath Taker, Blight's Bane,
Because apparently we still haven't got all the Triton tribes out. Several more months of that.
[] The Key to Madness: Exchange the lore gathered by the Imperium on the creatures of Far Realm and Illithids specifically, as well as the methods of finding their influence and agents, in return getting the Azure Court's own knoweldge on the subject matter.
(Progress: 0/40)
----[X] Rina (4d6 Progress),
And this one we want to push because the sooner we're done, the sooner we can stop worryign about their court being unaligned and starting shit.
Gotta have Mindblanked Fey-specced Researchers, though.

Then there's [] Research the Crucible in the Limbo, with the Gith.
I assume we'll use Stalkers, and maybe a Researcher or two, and keep at it for months and months.

Arguably there's also this one, but I hope it's closed in the 4th month and we won't have to keep at it.
Too bothersome.
[] Operation Pest Control MK II: Send forces to the apparently shut entrance to the Underdark you found in Sothoryos. Have them scout the tunnel system, confirm that it is sealed, try to eliminate all pests within and finally retrieve the bodies of the slain mages for a Chain Resurrection. The expedition will be equipped with a set of Titan's Tools which they can use to more thoroughly seal any passages they locate, or for any other uses which may present themselves, along with a Wayfinder for navigation and investigation.
----[] 1x Adult Mind Dragons (CR 15), 5x Necro Kraken with Greater Bloodclot Molds, 50x Black Knight with Mobility Upgrade, 200x Spitters, 1x Herald (CR 10) w/3x Elemental Wyrmlings (Fire) for support, 5x Guardian Nagas (CR 10), 4x Plant-Imbued Shadow Creature Cat (w/+4 Racial HD) (CR 6, 6 HD), 4x Mushroom Golems (CR 10), 5x Advanced Sorcerer Creature Snapdragon Leshy, 20x Watchmoles (CR 6), 20x Praetori Squad (180 Praetori total)

That aside, however, we'll still have a whole lot of assets and people free for tackling Westeros.
...RAs notwithstanding, most we have aren't an immediate priority.
 
This is our current 'default' for Slavers' Bay, unless specified otherwise (and assuming in-between months we'll replenish any losses taken), this is staying there until Westeros and Qohor are done with.
Looks good. With luck we'll start to unravel the plots here and capture a few bigwig devils and clerics. We just need a couple, then the seams start to come undone.
Because apparently we still haven't got all the Triton tribes out. Several more months of that.
Wait, what? We aren't done? Okay, well, honestly it's not like there's anything better for them to do at the moment. Right now it's just establishing the Aquatic District for Sorcerer's Deep as a city in its own right.
And this one we want to push because the sooner we're done, the sooner we can stop worryign about their court being unaligned and starting shit.
Gotta have Mindblanked Fey-specced Researchers, though.
Is there anyone aside from the Scholarum we can put on that? I agree, this is something we want ASAP. The sooner the Azure Court and the Green Court are bound to us the sooner we can move forward.
Then there's [] Research the Crucible in the Limbo, with the Gith.
I assume we'll use Stalkers, and maybe a Researcher or two, and keep at it for months and months.

Arguably there's also this one, but I hope it's closed in the 4th month and we won't have to keep at it.
Too bothersome.
Most likely. This is pretty huge and will be a multi-stage research project, hopefully culminating in reverse engineering. But at a minimum we want stabilization after the souls are liberated.
 
[] The Key to Madness: Exchange the lore gathered by the Imperium on the creatures of Far Realm and Illithids specifically, as well as the methods of finding their influence and agents, in return getting the Azure Court's own knoweldge on the subject matter.
(Progress: 0/40)
----[X] Rina (4d6 Progress),
We definitely need to put more researchers in this.
 
We definitely need to put more researchers in this.
The problem being, we cannot assign Scholarum Branches to anything sensitive anymore (albeit it seems pointless with how much they already took part in sensitive tasks... pretty much every single one, yeah), because our security suks.
Fitting Researchers who'd do well with Fey-interaction of the sort are limited at best.
Is there anyone aside from the Scholarum we can put on that?
Rina's the default, because she's Fey now.
Arguably Lya, since she's the most well-rounded Researcher we have (at least insofar as Knowledge checks go) and can "fake 'till make" with almost every field.
Naria Loreseeker same as Lya but a bit worse.

Lya's "need to be done immediately"-task's almost guaranteed to be done this month, and Naria's been getting assigned opportunistically for a while now.
But on the other hand, we'd want Lya on researching the Crucible, she's the best one we have regarding Souls and such interactions.
And we'd also want one other body of hers doing actual combat, she needs to level.

So I dunno.
Breath Taker should help Rina it's not like recruiting more tritons is more important for us than this action.
Debatable, since the 2 sole Triton PCs we have together barely manage to convince some tribes, doing it solo for the "warrior-guy" would not be possible at all, methinks.
And we want the stuff done, because Deep Ones keep at hunting them. And we kinda need them all for Ferryman to stay healthy.
 
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The problem being, we cannot assign Scholarum Branches to anything sensitive anymore (albeit it seems pointless with how much they already took part in sensitive tasks... pretty much every single one, yeah), because our security suks.
Fitting Researchers who'd do well with Fey-interaction of the sort are limited at best.
Githzerai maybe? Someone from the Orphne Court?

What about that other Westerosi Fey Court we made nice with, the ones whose name I can never remember? Goldenwood?
 
Githzerai maybe? Someone from the Orphne Court?

What about that other Westerosi Fey Court we made nice with, the ones whose name I can never remember? Goldenwood?
Golden Grove?
We haven't got much further with them than "we won't fuck with each other, and when we take over Westeros you'll follow our laws. Oh, and you can take this noble girl who's your descendant as an apprentice or something", iirc.
If we'll be getting any Researchers, that'd be out of the remains of CoS-courts when they join us, not the minuscule amounts of Wild-Fey and the OG-aligned mini-courts we've visited before.

We're not close enough with them for us to have a Gith Researcher on a lease, alas.
 
The Seilenos of the Wild Hunt could help us, if we want to negotiate.
Viserys: *calls on the representative of the Wild Hunt, one of the most impressive Fey in the creation*
The Fey: "'Aight, you are known to have strong enemies, Dragon-King. Whom am I to hunt for you today?"
Viserys: "Books".
The Fey:


But for real, I don't think any Wild Hunt member would be appropriate for Research projects.
 
Viserys: *calls on the representative of the Wild Hunt, one of the most impressive Fey in the creation*
The Fey: "'Aight, you are known to have strong enemies, Dragon-King. Whom am I to hunt for you today?"
Viserys: "Books".
The Fey: :V :V :V :V


But for real, I don't think any Wild Hunt member would be appropriate for Research projects.
OOC: Great Deed can be everything from a battle to a research action.

:V:V:V
You could justify it by stating that the Wild Hunt probably has some anti aberration knowledge otherwise it would have been fish food ages ago.
 
Rina's the default, because she's Fey now.
Arguably Lya, since she's the most well-rounded Researcher we have (at least insofar as Knowledge checks go) and can "fake 'till make" with almost every field.
Naria Loreseeker same as Lya but a bit worse.

Lya's "need to be done immediately"-task's almost guaranteed to be done this month, and Naria's been getting assigned opportunistically for a while now.
But on the other hand, we'd want Lya on researching the Crucible, she's the best one we have regarding Souls and such interactions.
And we'd also want one other body of hers doing actual combat, she needs to level.

So I dunno.
If that's the reasoning then we should use the Orphne Court too. Call on the Orphne Lord and ask that he dedicate what loremasters he has to the project.

Also now that the Court of Stars is gone, in the wake of that we need to have major actions to round up the Wildfae and other Westerosi courts and have them bend the knee.
Viserys: *calls on the representative of the Wild Hunt, one of the most impressive Fey in the creation*
The Fey: "'Aight, you are known to have strong enemies, Dragon-King. Whom am I to hunt for you today?"
Viserys: "Books".
The Fey:


But for real, I don't think any Wild Hunt member would be appropriate for Research projects.
It depends on how you phrase it. A recitation of great hunts is something they'd be down for.
 
Also now that the Court of Stars is gone, in the wake of that we need to have major actions to round up the Wildfae and other Westerosi courts and have them bend the knee.
We've already done that.
The only court that we haven't visited was the Court of Starts... for obvious reasons.

OG-aligned mini-courts all swore to follow our laws once Westeros is taken, but weren't anything interesting in composition so DP blasted through them in half a chapter.
Golden Grove has a Mythic Driad lady, and we diplomanced her and the house Roven (iirc?) together to do the same as above.
Courts of the Deeps all got together because Squids are scary, and we got them to promise us stuff, and we gave them loads of defenders in return.
In Lys we visited the Bazaar, made them follow our laws... and start movign around the Empire.
All Wildfae we could've, we've got already, too.
Could we use that to send the Wild Hunt on a murder crusade against Qohor? I feel like that would be the best use of that.
That's one assumed use of theirs, yes.
They are generally a good padding for whenever we'll have our forces stretched too thin.
:V:V:V
You could justify it by stating that the Wild Hunt probably has some anti aberration knowledge otherwise it would have been fish food ages ago.
Eeeh, we can swing it, I suppose, but I'm not 100% sure of doing it regardless.
It's definitely not the sort of RA Wild Hunt would be enthusiastic about :V
 
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We've already done that.
The only court that we haven't visited was the Court of Starts... for obvious reasons.

OG-aligned mini-courts all swore to follow our laws once Westeros is taken, but weren't anything interesting in composition so DP blasted through them in half a chapter.
Golden Grove has a Mythic Driad lady, and we diplomanced her and the house Roven (iirc?) together to do the same as above.
Courts of the Deeps all got together because Squids are scary, and we got them to promise us stuff, and we gave them loads of defenders in return.
In Lys we visited the Bazaar, made them follow our laws... and start movign around the Empire.
Wildfae, dude. They aren't handled. We got a rumor that the Riverlands just got a huge influx of them fleeing the Reach.
 
Courts of the Deeps all got together because Squids are scary, and we got them to promise us stuff, and we gave them loads of defenders in return.
Ah, I forgot about them. We should inquire if they have anyone available to assist with "The Key of Madness" RA. They've got the Fey angle covered, plus they've had some dealings with the Deep Ones. That means they're more likely than most to have the relevant skills, knowledge, or abilities to help complete the research.
 
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We need to diplomance what remains of the golds! They are expert divinators, we could use their expertise!

Also the eye of the Golden Seer was something so epic a CR 18 fey wanted it.
 
We need to diplomance what remains of the golds! They are expert divinators, we could use their expertise!

Also the eye of the Golden Seer was something so epic a CR 18 fey wanted it.

It's not that we don't want to recruit them but the remains of the Golden Court have hidden themselves along with the Golden Seer's body (if the Ferryman's attack didn't make it explode).
 
It's not that we don't want to recruit them but the remains of the Golden Court have hidden themselves along with the Golden Seer's body (if the Ferryman's attack didn't make it explode).

Of course, that's why we need an action to send a huge glowing sign saying "Golds are welcome into the empire"

Remember that we didn't know about where these two courts were until we went looking for them. We obviously need to go looking for the Golds too.
 
We need to diplomance what remains of the golds! They are expert divinators, we could use their expertise!

Also the eye of the Golden Seer was something so epic a CR 18 fey wanted it.
Problem is we can't find them. They'll supposedly seek us out once they see us successfully integrating the Green Court and the Azure Court into the Imperium.
 
Problem is we can't find them. They'll supposedly seek us out once they see us successfully integrating the Green Court and the Azure Court into the Imperium.

Well, that might happen too, yes. I'm advocating towards being more proactive, but I guess we have more important matters to attend to first.
 
Well, that might happen too, yes. I'm advocating towards being more proactive, but I guess we have more important matters to attend to first.
We could hire a fey to send a message of a ceasefire or something if we really want to. But I wouldn't doubt even the other courts being unable to find the Yellow Court.
 
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