Okay, I leave for a bit and everything goes a bit mad. Looks like I was right that repetition was the key to upgrading the science trait. Also, looks like the speed run tactic of 'triple study' ended up somewhat traumatizing the shamans. The fast advance resulting from that managed to lead to an upkeep on the mystic front. Still think the extra mine method would have accomplished the same, though with that result sacred warning is going to be kept intact at least. The sacred forest test had a chance to give a false read and the slack could have been an issue in the making.
The problem is not knowing(and nobody really noticed) that Martial Over Cap meant that Stability events will cause people to send war missions at random people.
Objection. Back when the martial overflowed the first time the thread had a long drawn out discussion on why idle troops carrying around super weapons would lead to them going out on their own and causing issues. It was pointed that it was unlikely to cause major internal strife due to other traits. Military units going out and accomplishing things they
thought needed to be accomplished (like a random invasion of a perceived threat) was the most likely result. Being over loaded with military does things like that.
Negative stability always means there is this under current of a need to change things towards at least neutral stability. Someone wanting to screw things up in their personal favor, deciding them being in charge is the solution. Someone wanting to do 'Great Things' as they personally define 'Great Things'. Losing the humility trait can cause that.
In short, this was something talked about before... only one step removed.
This military take over of a village could be:
-Someone conquering their own fiefdom (The People would be better off with more land or them village would be better off under new management).*
-This could also be a false flag operation from TH aiming for a two front war.
-This could also be a false flag operation from the SW twits aiming for HK being involved in a two front war.
-This could be TH and the SW twits pulling a false flag operation and not know that HK is already in a two front war.
-This could be the notAztecs pulling a false flag to destabilize the HK so that TH makes them stewards of the lowlands as they've been such a good little minion for a few generations.
-Someone in HK could be at fault. Someone in HK making an independence revolt or assassination trap and the diplomatic envoy running directly into it.
-A culture clash among different people ending up with those involved being stupid at each other.
-Something completely random like the HK village growing rye and being crazed because of LSD producing microbes in the food supply.
*Funny thing about those in the first world, they often don't know how good they have it and what is average or above average treatment and infrastructural level can end up being seen as purposeful abuse of the populous elsewhere.
