No grudge striking party
but we did get an air force
[ ] This is Dame Weber's money. The funds will largely go towards investment in Stirland - possibly your fief, possibly the EIC, possibly investing elsewhere within the province.
I don't think Dame Weber and Stirland can take this much money all at once.
[ ] This is Magister Weber's money. Make no attempt to push the funds through any of the available loopholes and spend it all in plain sight of the College. You would be beholden to spend it on ways at least nominally good for the Empire, and soon.
Nominally good for the Empire is fine (and frankly will be expected of us whichever option we pick) but being in a hurry clashes with spending it well.
[x] This is Dawongr Weber's money. The funds will largely go projects within the Karaz Ankor - your tower for one, but also investing in the Undumgi or Ulrikadrin, or purchasing goods made by Dwarven artisans or sold in the markets of Barak Varr.
Lots worthwhile ways to spend around here.
[x] Karag Nar penthouse
The first possibility that leaps to mind is the uppermost dwelling of Karag Nar, with a beautiful 360-degree view and a commanding position. The Black Orc Warboss' reasons for taking it for his own are obvious, and though it will take some time and effort to clear out the possessions that hadn't been safely stowed in the King's Armoury, it is bursting with potential and would allow you to keep a careful eye on the Undumgi and Death Pass.
Much as we like Dwarves, we are human and living by the human community is good for our mental heath. Also the foreigners quarter is going to be where we do a lot of our inrigue actions.
[ ] Karag Lhune secondary peak
The second possibility is the secondary peak of Karag Lhune that the greenskins positioned their Doom Diver battery atop. The landing pad atop it was made redundant thousands of years ago when a full hangar was built atop Karag Lhune, and it's just as redundant for modern gyrocopters as it was to ancient airships so it would be yours for the taking. The storerooms below offer plenty of room for expansion and you'd be conveniently close to the heart of the resurgent Karak.
Not bad, if we were celestial order we could build an observatory. But we're not so KN is better.
[x] There's a growing concentration of royalty here. Get to know King Kazador, and this 'Sky-Thane' Prince Gotri.
You don't get a second chance to make a first impression.
[ ] Scout the rest of the Eight Peaks, to find out what other horrors are waiting out there.
We can get into areas no one else can but the Rangers and the Azul throng can spot incoming threats for now. Next turn for definite.
[x] Convince Esbern and Seija to stay long enough to deal with the spiders in the Chiselwards.
This suggests a future assisting Karak Eight Peaks with its reconquest, as a Spymaster focused on threats within the Karak.
I want them around long enough to write their section of the paper and I think threats within the Karak should be a big part of our future
[ ] Join Karak Azul as they raid and scout in force the other portions of the Karak.
Battle is not our main job.
[ ] Claim the site where Ranald mugged Mork and build a shrine to Ranald there.
Ranald is cool but I'm not that interested in acting as pseudo-priest, we have a big backlog of stuff to research and stats to raise before we get into theurgy and there doesn't seem to be any competition for the space at the moment - not urgent. We can tap up an actual priest of Ranald when we next visit the Empire and we can leave claiming the shrine til we have one. I don't want to be Mayor. Mayors can't skip back to the Empire for a few weeks or months whenever they need to/feel like it.
[x] Write a series of papers on the magical phenomena you witnessed. Or better yet, get your Journeymanlings to do the actual writing.
This suggests a future of investigation and study at Karak Eight Peaks, and perhaps helping Johann poke at Skaven technology.
Having some academic writing to drop off when we go to the college can only help show that we're still a proper grey even as we try to justify splitting off another legal person to own an even bigger embarrassment of wealth than Dame Weber.
[x] King Belegar is allowing you to use the King's Armoury. Recover your extant study materials from Stirland and tuck them away safely in there.
The follow up to claiming the tower, I'm giving it a vote now but I don't mind if it doesn't win now. As with the following:
[ ] All this time away has made you miss your friends. Visit Anton and Wilhelmina.
[ ] You're going to have a rough time explaining your windfall to the Bursars. Better to get that over with.
[ ] You've been out of touch for a while. Head to Barak Varr and then Altdorf, and catch up with what's been happening in the Empire.
a trip back to the Empire can wait for the full turn.
