I think one of the big gamechangers for Eonir relations is guns. Galenstra said:
Stronger than a normal arrow, cheaper than a magic arrow.
If the forestborn start equipping themselves with guns—I imagine they'll use Napoleonic-style skirmishers* rather than the more traditional ranked firing lines the Empire uses—then that would make them less dependent on cityborn soldiers, swinging the power balance in their favour.
Man, if only we could justify the Eastern Imperial Company establishing itself near Laurelorn. There's a killing to be made here. Shame all the rivers go north into the sea of claws, and the only passable road goes through Nordland.
*Skirmishers use rifles rather than muskets, so I was worried that the tech wouldn't be there yet (especially since the RPG lumps both rifles and muskets under "firearm"), but I did a quick search and in-quest Hochland, Nuln and Stirland all produce them, so we're all good on that front. Hochland makes the "long rifle", and Stirland the "repeater rifle", whilst Nuln's are just described as a "rifle". We might be able to get some on the cheap via the K8P branch of the Nuln gunnery school? We could also possibly try the repeater, assuming Roswita hasn't already bought every single one being produced.
I wonder if we can take an "introduce Galenstra to some notable firearm manufacturers" action in the near future? Anton, someone from the K8P Gunnery school, a radical dwarf engineer etc.
"Ah, this," he says, drawing it. "Handgun. A gift from your Graf, and so very entertaining. So much more energy imparted than a normal arrow, and for so much cheaper than the special arrows! Noisy, yes, and so slow to prepare a second shot, but that just means the first must be made to count." He sights down it at a clumb of reeds. "Some might decry its lack of accuracy, but if you can't get close enough to take a shot, you don't deserve to."
Stronger than a normal arrow, cheaper than a magic arrow.
If the forestborn start equipping themselves with guns—I imagine they'll use Napoleonic-style skirmishers* rather than the more traditional ranked firing lines the Empire uses—then that would make them less dependent on cityborn soldiers, swinging the power balance in their favour.
Man, if only we could justify the Eastern Imperial Company establishing itself near Laurelorn. There's a killing to be made here. Shame all the rivers go north into the sea of claws, and the only passable road goes through Nordland.
*Skirmishers use rifles rather than muskets, so I was worried that the tech wouldn't be there yet (especially since the RPG lumps both rifles and muskets under "firearm"), but I did a quick search and in-quest Hochland, Nuln and Stirland all produce them, so we're all good on that front. Hochland makes the "long rifle", and Stirland the "repeater rifle", whilst Nuln's are just described as a "rifle". We might be able to get some on the cheap via the K8P branch of the Nuln gunnery school? We could also possibly try the repeater, assuming Roswita hasn't already bought every single one being produced.
I wonder if we can take an "introduce Galenstra to some notable firearm manufacturers" action in the near future? Anton, someone from the K8P Gunnery school, a radical dwarf engineer etc.