[X] [Mega] Upgrade the Blessing of Arthryn.
[X] [North] Try to peacefully resolve matters.
[X] [South] Marry Darvyd to both sisters.
[X] [SEC] Create New Trails.
[X] [SEC] Support Subordinate = (Merntir)
I think you're significantly overestimating the amount of education available to the royalty (I don't think we have any), and ignoring the fact that we have plenty of lower level leadership positions that create a significant knowledge base to recruit from among the common people.
In our previous governement, we invested a medium amount of resources into the administrative apparatus, which (together with other areas of society) provided the candidates.
In addition, your modern day example doesn't make much sense either, because what you're seeing is primarily the result of having the ability to manipulate the system (elite connections, media campaigns), not any unique skillsets. You can see that in nations that have campaign finance regulations and more equitable voting mechanisms, you don't have the same strong political families.
You're massively underestimating the costs of having someone whose job is to do nothing but teach someone. A King needs to learn mathematics, religion, politics and many other arts of ruling and delegation.
Cheapest path: The King has all the skills, therefore an apprenticeship(i.e. Crown Prince) where their heir sits in on judgments and council can teach said apprentice without further investment.
Expensive path: You develop or coopt(note anyone you coopt are doing vital jobs) people to be taught the skills and to then exclusively do nothing but teach the candidate pool of the aristocracy. FYI, the Greek City-states managed this only because they had bronze to save on production costs, their elders made it a point to do lecturing(and screaming arguments) and they had a lot of slaves who could be fed a minimum of resources to do menial jobs.
Impossible path: You implement the industrial age process of public education. This requires a large body of teachers(at least 1 per 50 children) who exclusively learn skills to teach them to children. This also removes children from minor productive roles and apprenticeships where they generate productivity. Industrialization made up enough excess to make it work. Doing it in the Iron Age would already be considered mildly insane without specialized culture values towards communal child raising. Doing it earlier would just kill your economy.
With Ymaryn, I am not sure if you are talking about Ymarn, Evalyn or the civ from PoC/PoI so I can't really comment on it.
Ymarn.
Fingers apparently learned to type Ymaryn on reflex.
Sure, low stability would encourage innovation, but high stability would not.
I really don't see how it could. I mean... maybe in a civ were new things happening all the time WAS the standard? But certainly not something anywhere close to what we have now.
The net effect on innovation is neutral. You're blending stability-boosting traits with stability. The easiest way to retain stability is to accept things as they happen, and to not ask questions, both of which hurts innovation.
At high stability, people are happy, content and confident that this is the best. They are more willing to experiment with art, culture, exploration and engineering. You tend to see innovations which involve a group working together, which tries new things or which needs a lot of resources.
At low stability, people are afraid, uncertain and uncomfortable. They will try to cling to traditions as they interpret it rather than the community. Me-first-isms become more prevalent. You tend to see more innovations regarding ways to gain or retain an advantage.
As had been planned from the start, the statue of Bronwyn the Beautiful was the centrepiece of the temple while a larger statue of Arthryn, Goddess of the People, stands behind her, overlooking the former Cadlon.
A statue of Wyrn, Goddess of Stories, Trickery and Arts, is to the right of Arthryn and then a statue of Evalyn, Goddess of Death, Battle and Leadership is on the right of Wyrn. To Arthryn's left side is a statue of All-Seeress, Goddess of Truth, Knowledge and Pathfinding followed by a statue of Ymarn, Goddess of Life, War and Wisdom.
Domains listed! Hopefully this goes into an informational threadmark later. Its hard to find!
Value Upgraded! Born Equal upgrades to Fair Treatment!
Fair Treatment
While not everyone is equal in the end, they deserve a chance to prove themselves and regardless of who they are or the nature of their birth, they deserve to be given fair treatment.
Pros: Decreased social stratification, Decreased Discrimination,
Cons: Decreased social stratification, Many think you weak,
Trait got moderated towards a less extreme interpretation, but easier to live by.
Value Upgraded! Communal Mandate upgrades to Communal Unity!
Communal Unity
One must stand by their community with loyalty and kindness for looking after your neighbours and community of the highest importance. As per the teachings of the goddesses, standing united with the rest of your community is a righteous thing.
Pros: Greatly Reduced Internal Discontent, Greatly Increased Resistance to Foreign Intrigue,
Cons: Increase stability loss from taking actions which harm the People, Discourages disunity,
United we stand!
But as the construction of the temple went on, the priesthood was unable to come to a conclusion and was instead split between the three factions. In the end, it took the intervention of Cadlon Edwyn to bring about a solution.
Concerned about the debate slowing down the temple, the Cadlon decided to see what the problem was. Upon hearing about the three factions and their proposed suggestions, Cadlon Edwyn asked why they could do all three?
Cadlon Edwyn: "Why not both?"
How do the Arthwyd react to the Merntir troubles?
[] [North] Stay out of it.
[] [North] Side with the Vynadians
[] [North] Side with the Anti-Vyandians
[] [North] Try to peacefully resolve matters.
Cadlon Edwyn: "Why not both?"
It isn't all bad news as the Maradysh have had a surprising turn of events. According to rumour, a pair of twin sisters have blessed by Arthryn herself and having read the official reports, Cadlon Edwyn can see where the rumours are coming from.
The twins are born to parents who don't have the blessing and yet the traits of those that they do. As they didn't get the blessing from their parents, the twins must have gotten it from Arthryn herself and while the idea is highly unlikely, it isn't outrageous or unbelievable.
There is historical precedent for such a thing happened and while not outsider has been blessed, members of the People who lacked the blessing due to outsider parents have been known receive the blessing from Evalyn. Amongst those known, two of the goddesses are included as both Ymarn and Evalyn received the blessing not from their parents, but from Arthryn herself.
But his reports assure him that is not the case as while the twins are fortunate to have the majority of the blessing's effect between them, they do not have all of them. Large chest, wide hips and a big bottom? Yes. Intelligence? Yes. Good health and fitness? Yes.
But only Elwyn had the muscles and physical prowess of the blessing as she was heading towards the path of a Catclaw while her more mystic-oriented sister Elyri was going towards the path of a priestess.
No, the twins lacked the blessing and simply got born with a good set of whatever gave good traits due to getting lucky. They were blessed by luck and not Arthryn.
Nonetheless, these twins had proved themselves to be rising stars with both beauty, charm and skill. They were almost certainly destined for greatness and Edwyn saw an opportunity. His heir is already married and too old for the twins in addition to being a woman, but her eldest child and Edwyn's grandson is about the same age as the twins in addition to lacking a committed partner.
He could convince Darvyd to marry one of the twins or maybe both to bring them into the royal family. They would lack the Blood of Evalyn and the Blessing of Arthryn, but their children would not and the twins are still impressive enough on their own merits.
Arrange a marriage with the Midlander Twins?
[] [South] Let them be.
[] [South] Marry Darvyd to Elwyn (Heroic Diplo/Martial)
[] [South] Marry Darvyd to Elyri (Heroic Diplo/Mystic)
[] [South] Marry Darvyd to both sisters.
@Oshha
Wouldn't the People credit the birth of twin Diplo Heroes just in time to deal with a Diplomatic crisis to divine intervention whether or not it really is?
Also Cadlon Edwyn: "Why not both?"
