Warhammer Fantasy: A Dynasty of Dynamic Alcoholism

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BibbidiBabbidiBu said:
For some reason I've been thinking of dumb headlines for Lovely Laurelorn, so far I've got:
"Drunk and Disorderly Kills God!!"
"Northerner prevents Forest Fire, Scares Locals"
"Elector Count almost dies of drug rage"
"Elven Leadership revealed as drug addicts"
"Newly Discovered Tree Disease causes Mass Killing"
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"Alcoholic has substantial influence on impressionable elf maiden"
"Top Ten People that Tried to Kill Frederick von Hohenzollern- number 7 will shock you!"
"Count of Ostland said to have conducted Diplomacy! Electors baffled!"
 
Is it wrong that I want an entire Negaverse of Eldyra during this entire this kerfuffle, just to see the players reactions to Fredie, best drunken mayfly uncle or such
 
[X] A Quieter Approach: Let her send her messengers, speak with Stephan, and the two of you can review her proposals at the Trident Meeting with Ortrud. Simply reviewing paperwork and messages is nothing new there. Far less likely to alarm anyone else. This doesn't have to be as quick as possible, after all, elven lives are long, are they not? It would give you time to get Ortud and possibly others more used to the idea.

EDIT: Well that's what I get for waiting so long to vote.
 
@torroar , since it seems at this point it won't come up, at least not in this arc, what was the name of that young dryad that interrupted the meeting, and is she still alive?
 
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spudman said:
@torroar , since it seems at this point it won't come up, at least not in this arc, what was the name of that young dryad that interrupted the meeting, and is she still alive?
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"We need a diplomat."
"No one wants to spend time with the humans. Or the Count's wife."
"You know, there's a certain dryad that needs guidance..."
-tagline for Warhammer Fantasy 90s kids movie.
 
More seriously though, the best wood elf diplomats are their mercenary leaders. Due to them having by far the most experience negotiating with humans. For pay, yes, but its better than anything anyone else has.
 
Aleadrex said:
I will consider this series of events to have been worth it if we actually got that as an outcome.

Don't you know what this means, guys? We can teach the trees how to drink!
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Peace in our time between wood and flesh kind. Achieved through mutual inebriation.

Qeqre said:
I wonder if Dryads would actually prefer the Dwarven attempts at bonemeal brew over something made from plant matter...
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Plant matter makes fine enough fertilizer too, so I doubt they'd scoff at regular brews. But they may prefer that bonemeal brew.

MonkeyTypewriter said:
More seriously though, the best wood elf diplomats are their mercenary leaders. Due to them having by far the most experience negotiating with humans. For pay, yes, but its better than anything anyone else has.
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The Asrai can send their diplomercs, but I for one am hoping that precocious dryad is sent as well.
 
MonkeyTypewriter said:
More seriously though, the best wood elf diplomats are their mercenary leaders. Due to them having by far the most experience negotiating with humans. For pay, yes, but its better than anything anyone else has.
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Actually, we might be getting the dryad if she survived, since they seem to have a closer connection with the World Roots and thus can act as a communicator/spawn point for the Wood Elves.

Edit: And I really can't see that as anything but scut duty and punishment detail for spirits of the forest.
 
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spudman said:
@torroar , since it seems at this point it won't come up, at least not in this arc, what was the name of that young dryad that interrupted the meeting, and is she still alive?
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Anoris / Spruceclaw and yes she's alive. She's just one of many daughters of Bloodglade, though. A spirit born and bound to a tree, just like the rest of her many sisters. A number of them fell under the control of the Wildwood Branchwraiths, but she survived.
 
torroar said:
Anoris / Spruceclaw and yes she's alive. She's just one of many daughters of Bloodglade, though. A spirit born and bound to a tree, just like the rest of her many sisters. A number of them fell under the control of the Wildwood Branchwraiths, but she survived.
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That's good to hear at least, so many lives lost during this event in general after all, lots of which due to internal conflict.

I am curious what will become of the Wildwood now since the breakout and now death of most of it's prisoners, unless I am missing my mark by a great deal and it still holds a number of hostile fey and spirits that need to be contained. Too bad we can't be more of a fly on the wall of what happens among wood elves after, not even rumor mills, though I understand why.

Assuming that a kinda lasting alliance does spring up in the future we might be able to get at least some news from Wood Elves later on, which would be interesting.
 
Given how angry the wood elves seemed about this whole mess, I suspect the wildwood will be thoroughly purged over the next few years/decades, and converted into a more normal wood elf high realm.
 
torroar said:
Anoris / Spruceclaw and yes she's alive. She's just one of many daughters of Bloodglade, though. A spirit born and bound to a tree, just like the rest of her many sisters. A number of them fell under the control of the Wildwood Branchwraiths, but she survived.
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Glad to hear it. She seemed like a particularly curious and precocious dryad. Downright adorable actually, even as she was in her 'war' state. I hope to see more of her in some fashion if it can be worked in. She seemed curious about Freddy as well as she was being escorted out.
 
torroar said:
None of the hidden Wildwood army escaped the Oak of Ages.
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That's good to hear at least, no remnants of evil spirits out to cause trouble for wood elves.
AzraelvonGruber said:
well now come the question, what can the asrai do with the wildwood?
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Assuming it's empty? Maybe make use of it so no longer a realm just made to contain prisoners. Assuming there are still a number of evil spirits locked away? Keep on guarding it like before once order is restored to the realm.

It would be nice if Wildwood was no longer a constant drain, but I think that is wishful thinking.
 
Prob like our shadow of forest, low amount of prisoners but constantly need an army/ranger there on rotation to prune and keep the spirits there from growing too many.

Not to mention unless Durthu himself go and excised the place himself, it's not gonna be gone anytime soon.
 
Restalaan said:
Prob like our shadow of forest, low amount of prisoners but constantly need an army/ranger there on rotation to prune and keep the spirits there from growing too many.

Not to mention unless Durthu himself go and excised the place himself, it's not gonna be gone anytime soon.
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The Hohenzollern Forest (formerly Forest of Shadows) doesn't currently have any wood spirits in it. Zacharias killed them all.

The dangers there now are a bunch of beastmen and greenskins. And probably skaven scurrying about somewhere.
 
spudman said:
The Hohenzollern Forest (formerly Forest of Shadows) doesn't currently have any wood spirits in it. Zacharias killed them all.

The dangers there now are a bunch of beastmen and greenskins. And probably skaven scurrying about somewhere.
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He probably meant attrition, not specific enemy. We get some small amounth of attrition but keep it patrolled to make sure it does not grow to a bigger one. Elves probably will do the same with their own playground.
 
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