Fanart: Garrick in Armor Mk 2
I made this. I incorporated elements of Richard the Lionheart's crusading crown helmet and elements of the Royal Armor pic on the profile. Tell me if you want any changes such as his face feather colors. I left it default white because i wasn't sure how Garrick is colored.
 
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Omake: Blood and Steel (Canon)
Blood and Steel

With the arrival of the Griffornia army Duke Talonuelli wasted no time gathering what forces he had at his disposal. All but the minimum needed to guard the skies of the city were gathered. A force of 2,000 warriors and militia were gathered and prepared. To command this force Duke Talonuelli call for one of his best commanders Captain Gondric Steel-Talon. Gondric had already proven himself during the joint-operations with Griffornia to purge the raiding monsters years ago, as well as shown to be a competent leader during the siege. Once the battle was begun and the two forces moved to engage each other Gondric gave the order for a Sally.

By the time the Wingbardy troops had engaged the rear encelones of Brochard's force the Griffornians had already destroyed all of the siege engines with their own that now launched their deadly cargo into the ranks of enemy soldiers. While Godric's forces were motivated and well equipped so to was their target. The rear force was not made up of scum and weakling but by the regulars of the army.

Gondric nearly lost the battle as it began. It was only his quick thinking and rapid reorganization that saved the militia from being routed. Once order had been re-established then the real fight began. Both sides numbered about 2,000 but the WIngbardy had all the reasons to fight and win the Aquilians had only the order of a king that dragged them into a war that was looking less and less certain.

Gondric led from the front with his shield and his Spear. The length and and ability to pierce enemy armor made it his prefered weapon. He along with the rest of the spear wall were bleeding the enemy Griffons more of them were dying than from Gondric's own troops. Despite this there was still a chance that the battle could turn against them. To ensure victory Gondric knew they would need to break the enemy's coordination. Gondric searched for the enemy command squad. He brought down any Griffon that stood in the way of him and his spear warriors.

Eventually Gondric located the enemy command squad. He orders his forces to push in different locations hoping to pull away troops and attention from the command squad's position. When it looked as if the attention had shifted Gondric took the best of his spear warriors as bodyguards and pushed directly towards the enemy commander. All who stood in his path were killed by himself or his bodyguards. Gondric screwed two Griffon sword wielders with ease. Their short range allow Gondric to block the swings with his shield and get under the enemy guard to stab one in the neck and the other in his side. One was dead and the other was out of the fight and left behind. His Bodyguards proved just as skilled in the art of poking Griffons to death. The spear and shield combo allowed them to engage two or three warriors a piece and more when working together.

Gondric and his men pushed closer and closer to the enemy commander. When they finally arrived they were lessened and tired but still a potent force. The enemy commander and his squad were the typical Griffon nobles. Equipped with swords and good armor. When the commander saw Gondric and his bodyguards wielding spears he laughed. He laughed the spoke "Is this all that can be musters to face me a bunch of low-born with some spears?" He looked to his command squad and they all snickered as well. "Well then peasants come and see how far how fall before trained warriors." Gondric said nothing he was hoping for such a reaction. He knew that many nobles saw the spear as a lesser weapon despite the many advantages it had over the sword and axe. This is why he trained both himself and the Griffons chosen as his bodyguard in them. A barely trained spear griffon can hold off a sword griffon with years of experience after all. Unfortunately for the Aquilian nobles before him he and his troops were not barely trained, but well trained and a master in his own case. The enemy on the other hand were not masters but trained only to the minimum expected of them. That much was obvious to Gondric who had met and trained with masters of the sword before.

Gondric and his troops made themselves ready. This battle could save the Wingbardy forces engaged or doom them if he failed. Gondric gave the signal and as one they all surged at the nobles that dared to threaten his home and Kingdom. These Griffons would pay for breaking the peace that all had enjoyed for the last five year. They would pay either by his claw or the claw of King Garrick for the Aquilians could not win any longer.

@Questor Here is the first of three omake I got planned I might be able to do the second one before the update but the third one will probably go to the next turn unless I mange to bust them out real quick. For the Record Gondric is a noble I just didn't give him a rank in the nobility in case you want to do something with him.
 
Omake: Fishy Business (Canon)
Fishy Business

Griffons love fish.

At least, that is what the common stereotype that other species from the world over would say about griffons. Something about how since griffons are part cat and part bird, both animals known to eating fish, then griffons must have a tendency for fish too! Of course such logic ignores how Griffons living mostly on land or near the mountains could have access to seafood, being far from the sea and all and how every griffon have their own food preferences, but such are the ways that stereotypes goes.

Normally, this is the part that an explanation is given on how this is simply not the case and that a lesson of not judging a book by its cover would be conveyed. Such is how the story would normally go but sometimes, exceptions to the norm can be found and that stereotype can actually be correct.

That is not to say that every griffon loves fish. Its just that more often than not, your typical griffon would have a taste for seafood and if they can, it would be a staple part of their everyday diet. Naturally, this means that there is a thriving seafood culture among the griffons, due to their natural love for fish and other seafoods and the money to be made due to such demand from griffons all over the kingdom. Griffon chefs that specialize in seafood are always trying to find new ways to cook such delicacies and there are griffon families that typically live in the coastal areas and cities that have a proud history of fishing the treacherous seas! It doesn't sound as impressive at first, until one takes into account that their lines goes way back deep into the time of Discord. One can imagine that trying to fish under such times under the literal chaotic sea would be crazy, but fish they did! That seafood wasn't going to catch itself after all...usually anyway. Family records would say that once in a blue moon (some even mean this literally) fish would literally start jumping right into their boats before they can even cast their nets. They would have been jumping for joy if it wasn't for the fact that the fish would not stop jumping into the boat to the point that their combined weight started to sink the ship. It suddenly become a race back home to secure the bounty and buckets that would have been used to take out water on board the ship was used to literally throw fish over board to avoid sinking the vessel.

The age of Discord was dangerous, ironic, and just plain weird.

Anyway, with a love for seafood established among the griffons, they naturally went to great lengths to acquire it under the seas and oceans. For years, that has been the major sources of their seafood. For those further inland, it would be the lakes, rivers and ponds that would be the source of their fishy delights. Really, Any body of water big enough to support marine life under griffon territory would have some griffon fishing the area for that delicious seafood delicacies. That is how it has always been since time memorial. Imagine their surprise when there was a sudden development in Griffonia for workers to start working on the infrastructure to farm fish.

Farming Fish? It was quite a novel idea among the griffons, some might even say that its crazy talk. But it can't be too crazy because apparently, King Garrick Golden-Feather saw some merit into the idea and started working on doing just that. There was actually a sense of excitement among the seafood enthusiast. If this idea worked, then they would have a steady source of fish the draw from. Plus, there was the novelty of a "farm-raised" fish for them to eat. How would they fare against "wild" fish they would wander. The idea that there is suddenly the concept of a "farmed" fish and "Wild" fish tickle their fancy. Fish has always been fish, the idea that there can be farmed and wild fish never came up before. The fisher-gryphs within the fishing community has taken a wait and see approach in this sudden development.

And so, two years went by and after working out kinks and one incident involving a pond full of dead fish later, "farmed" fish was officially on the market and the term "fish farmer" suddenly became an actual thing. Those fish farmers sold a lot of their products that day, if only because of the sheer novelty of a farmed fish. For the most part, the fish still taste like fish but seafood enthusiast and seafood chefs can spot the difference in taste if they know where to look. In asking the fish farmers, most think its because of the fish feed that was made for fish. Its this cheap and easy to make food that the biologists under the employ of the King's royal adviser in charge of the project made to ease to cost of farming the fish. They said it contained everything a fish needs to stay healthy. Both seafood enthusiast and chefs alike were excited with this development, what new recipes could they make with such fish and how would they fare with their wilder counterparts?

Everyone is their own griffon and each have their own preferred taste in seafood. It didn't take long for camps to form in regard to the farmed fishes and the wild fishes. There are those who are indifferent, citing how fish was fish and that the taste wasn't too different for them to matter. Then there are the moderates, who are fine eating either but have their own preferred type of fish over the other. Then there are the hardcore fans of either fish who swear that their fish type is better than the other in the taste or some other quality and aim to prove it either through debates or the much more enjoyable impromptu cooking matches where they cook using only their preferred fish type and give samples to the masses and get them to vote on who's dish is more delicious and prove that their fish is better. Some have even started advertising that they used only farmed-raised fish or wild wish in their restaurants.

The cooking duels usually happen among the chefs and seafood enthusiast. Such events were becoming quite popular among the masses, especially in the fishing communities, since they get to enjoy some free food and a free show. Sometimes, chefs used such spectacles to advertise their food and their restaurants. There are actually some towns and cities near the coastal regions where it could potentially become a big annual thing where chefs both amateur and professional alike would choose a side and try to entice as much of the public to their side. Such events made every griffon involved happy. Chefs get to to promote their wares and their restaurants, the public got an event they can enjoy, and the fisher-gryphs and fish farmers alike get to have a noticeable uptick in fish sales due to all the publicity.

Speaking of the fisher-gryphs, one would think that they would be unhappy with the arrival of the fish farmers in the market. Saying how they are losing revenue because of the farmed fish they are bringing. Quite the opposite actually. With the concept of "Farmed" fish being a thing, there is the idea circulating among the griffons that farm-raised fish may be the "fish of the masses" with how it could possible to provide fish all year round for everyone and that perhaps fish farms may start cropping up more inland to provide more fish for everyone. It is probably a bit more difficult than how the general public describe it but that is their perception on the matter. "Wild" fishes caught by the fisher-gryphs on the other hand, are already an established taste among the griffons. Cuisines made to match and bring out their flavor already exist so the market for wild fish are most definitely here to stay. And unlike the farm-raised fish with the perceived stability of providing the same fish all year, the wild fish is subject to the whims of changing migration patterns, fluctuating populations, and the dangers of the sea braved by sailors. Plus, whatever else that manage to persist in the waters during Discord's reign. This gives it the perception of "rarity", and since they are all "natural" as some of the die-hard fans of wild fish group would say, that makes them all round better.

This got the fisher-gryphs the idea to go with the narrative and try to up their prices a bit since their wild fishes were oh so "rare" and "natural" all of a sudden. lo and behold, it worked and the fisher-gryphs were raking in more money than they ever had before! Its not like their prices suddenly got unbelievable that only the rich and noble classes can afford them but just enough to be noticeably pricier than the farm-raised alternative. This only further pushes the narrative of farm-raised fish being the fish that everyone can afford and enjoy at an everyday basis while the wild fishes are for those occasions where one may wish to celebrate, indulge themselves a little or have a bit more money to burn for those who could afford it into their daily diet, or even think that since its more expensive, its better than the alternative. Whatever the reason, both fish farmer and fisher-gryphs profit from the situation.

It was quite fascinating how the introduction of farm-raised fish could raise quite a ruckus in the fishing and seafood culture of the griffons. Overall, it could be said that the change was positive, There is a new revenue stream for the state to tax, a new job market for the citizens to get into, both fish farmers and fisher-gryphs profiting nicely on their ventures, a new way to past the time by arguing on the whether farm fish or wild fish is better, maybe even getting some new festivals or town/city events that the sprout from the competition between the two camps. Who knows what the future may hold for the fishing community.

@Questor Here is another omake for the upcoming battle. I initially had the idea of making an omake in the eyes of a bandit hired in the Aquillian army but after rereading some of the quest again, I can't help but want to make something a bit more lighthearted for a bit. To that end, I couldn't help but thought of expanding on the aquaculture learning turn that we had completed this year. Full disclosure, reading some Food War fanfics and videos very recently may have suddenly influenced some of this omake :p. I was surprise how long this got too, over 1,600 worth of words lols.

If this get a bonus roll, please apply it to the upcoming battle where it is needed to most just like my last omake.
 
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Blood and Steel

With the arrival of the Griffornia army Duke Talonuelli wasted no time gathering what forces he had at his disposal. All but the minimum needed to guard the skies of the city were gathered. A force of 2,000 warriors and militia were gathered and prepared. To command this force Duke Talonuelli call for one of his best commanders Captain Gondric Steel-Talon. Gondric had already proven himself during the joint-operations with Griffornia to purge the raiding monsters years ago, as well as shown to be a competent leader during the siege. Once the battle was begun and the two forces moved to engage each other Gondric gave the order for a Sally.

By the time the Wingbardy troops had engaged the rear encelones of Brochard's force the Griffornians had already destroyed all of the siege engines with their own that now launched their deadly cargo into the ranks of enemy soldiers. While Godric's forces were motivated and well equipped so to was their target. The rear force was not made up of scum and weakling but by the regulars of the army.

Gondric nearly lost the battle as it began. It was only his quick thinking and rapid reorganization that saved the militia from being routed. Once order had been re-established then the real fight began. Both sides numbered about 2,000 but the WIngbardy had all the reasons to fight and win the Aquilians had only the order of a king that dragged them into a war that was looking less and less certain.

Gondric led from the front with his shield and his Spear. The length and and ability to pierce enemy armor made it his prefered weapon. He along with the rest of the spear wall were bleeding the enemy Griffons more of them were dying than from Gondric's own troops. Despite this there was still a chance that the battle could turn against them. To ensure victory Gondric knew they would need to break the enemy's coordination. Gondric searched for the enemy command squad. He brought down any Griffon that stood in the way of him and his spear warriors.

Eventually Gondric located the enemy command squad. He orders his forces to push in different locations hoping to pull away troops and attention from the command squad's position. When it looked as if the attention had shifted Gondric took the best of his spear warriors as bodyguards and pushed directly towards the enemy commander. All who stood in his path were killed by himself or his bodyguards. Gondric screwed two Griffon sword wielders with ease. Their short range allow Gondric to block the swings with his shield and get under the enemy guard to stab one in the neck and the other in his side. One was dead and the other was out of the fight and left behind. His Bodyguards proved just as skilled in the art of poking Griffons to death. The spear and shield combo allowed them to engage two or three warriors a piece and more when working together.

Gondric and his men pushed closer and closer to the enemy commander. When they finally arrived they were lessened and tired but still a potent force. The enemy commander and his squad were the typical Griffon nobles. Equipped with swords and good armor. When the commander saw Gondric and his bodyguards wielding spears he laughed. He laughed the spoke "Is this all that can be musters to face me a bunch of low-born with some spears?" He looked to his command squad and they all snickered as well. "Well then peasants come and see how far how fall before trained warriors." Gondric said nothing he was hoping for such a reaction. He knew that many nobles saw the spear as a lesser weapon despite the many advantages it had over the sword and axe. This is why he trained both himself and the Griffons chosen as his bodyguard in them. A barely trained spear griffon can hold off a sword griffon with years of experience after all. Unfortunately for the Aquilian nobles before him he and his troops were not barely trained, but well trained and a master in his own case. The enemy on the other hand were not masters but trained only to the minimum expected of them. That much was obvious to Gondric who had met and trained with masters of the sword before.

Gondric and his troops made themselves ready. This battle could save the Wingbardy forces engaged or doom them if he failed. Gondric gave the signal and as one they all surged at the nobles that dared to threaten his home and Kingdom. These Griffons would pay for breaking the peace that all had enjoyed for the last five year. They would pay either by his claw or the claw of King Garrick for the Aquilians could not win any longer.

@Questor Here is the first of three omake I got planned I might be able to do the second one before the update but the third one will probably go to the next turn unless I mange to bust them out real quick. For the Record Gondric is a noble I just didn't give him a rank in the nobility in case you want to do something with him.
+10 to a roll!
 
Omake: A Lion Must Rise (Canon)
A Lion Must Rise

You are Allister Bloodwing and you are a squire of the reformed Knights Lion. You are also very much separated from said chapter at the moment. You were held in reserve during the initial clash. You watched as your ballistas destroyed the enemy siege engines. Though a few of the siege engines did manage to release their payload on the Griffornia forces. When the order came to make ready to assault an opening in the enemy lines.

Allister charged alongside his master and brothers of the chapter. He fought in the thick of the melee and became lost in the rhythm of battle.He swung his blade, parried a blow, blocked a thrust with his shield. He used his spear to pierce the side of a griffon already engaged with another soldier. Allister used everything he had been taught in order to survive. He was no great hero that would turn the tide of battle or slain the enemy commander. He was merely a young Griffon squire in his first real battle.

This was much different from dealing with raids by bandits, or even purging the many monsters that inhibit the lands. This was a battle between equals. The enemy was a match for any one soldier but we were more than just soldiers. The army was trained to work together to cover each other's weaknesses. It was this training and skill that lets us push the enemy back. By the time Allister realizes that he had become separated from the rest of the Knights Lion he was engaged alongside many of the common soldiers with the enemy. He knew that his duty to his master and the chapter dictated that he make his way to them. But, as he saw the soldiers with him he knew he would stay.

The soldiers did not know he was only a squire all they saw the symbol of the legendary Knights Lion on his armor. They were convinced that one of the great Knights had come to their aide. If Allister turned away and returned to the chapter the soldiers would see it as fleeing and would lose heart. It may even cause them to be overrun. Allister could not let that happen no matter what breaking standing orders would cost him.

So Allister stayed with the soldiers to be a symbol for them to rally behind. They fought beak and claw to hold and push back every charge. As the army advanced so too did Allister. Then as the battle reached its climax Allister saw the rest of his Chapter leading a charge to break the enemy once and for all. Allister wanted nothing more than to take to the skies and join them himself but he had already made his choice. He would honor that choice no matter what may come.

Later when the battle was finally over his master found him. He was questioned on what had happened to him and why seeing as he wasn't injured to the point of being incapacitated had he not rejoined the chapter. Allister stood tall and told his master everything that had happened from being seperated, to fighting alongside the common soldiers, to choosing to stay with the soldiers, and even seeing the charge of the rest of the Knights Lion. When he finished he expected to be reprimanded for the breaking of the standing orders. But, instead his master placed his claw on Allister's shoulder and simply said "It seem we have made you into a fine Lion afterall Allister now kneel." Allister could not believe what was happening he was being Knighted. So Allister kneeled and was Knighted and when he rose he was a squire no longer but a Knight in full. All around him the rest of the Order that had watched in silence went up in a great cheer for his accomplishment. It would seem that thing have a way of working out for the young Allister for he would soon become known to many for his deeds both that and future deeds to come.


@Questor Here is the Squire omake for the battle. Allister is a "redhead" and so is all his family hence the name Bloodwing. Please add the bonus to the battle where it is needed. And again feel free to use Allister anyway you want.

Also if anyone one wants to make some pictures of the two characters I have made I would appreciate it. Gondric can be any color but he is also younger than Garrick by about 5 years. Allister is in his early 20s as a squire and has some form of red coloring.
 
Fishy Business

Griffons love fish.

At least, that is what the common stereotype that other species from the world over would say about griffons. Something about how since griffons are part cat and part bird, both animals known to eating fish, then griffons must have a tendency for fish too! Of course such logic ignores how Griffons living mostly on land or near the mountains could have access to seafood, being far from the sea and all and how every griffon have their own food preferences, but such are the ways that stereotypes goes.

Normally, this is the part that an explanation is given on how this is simply not the case and that a lesson of not judging a book by its cover would be conveyed. Such is how the story would normally go but sometimes, exceptions to the norm can be found and that stereotype can actually be correct.

That is not to say that every griffon loves fish. Its just that more often than not, your typical griffon would have a taste for seafood and if they can, it would be a staple part of their everyday diet. Naturally, this means that there is a thriving seafood culture among the griffons, due to their natural love for fish and other seafoods and the money to be made due to such demand from griffons all over the kingdom. Griffon chefs that specialize in seafood are always trying to find new ways to cook such delicacies and there are griffon families that typically live in the coastal areas and cities that have a proud history of fishing the treacherous seas! It doesn't sound as impressive at first, until one takes into account that their lines goes way back deep into the time of Discord. One can imagine that trying to fish under such times under the literal chaotic sea would be crazy, but fish they did, that seafood wasn't going to catch itself after all...usually anyway. Family records would say that once in a blue moon (some even mean this literally) fish would literally start jumping right into their boats before they can even cast their nets. They would have been jumping for joy if it wasn't fro the fact that the fish would not stop jumping into the boat that their weight started to sink the ship. It suddenly become a race back home to secure the bounty and buckets that would have been used to take out water on board the ship was used to literally throw fish over board to avoid sinking the vessel.

The age of Discord was dangerous, ironic, and just plain weird.

Anyway, with a love for seafood established among the griffons, they naturally went to great lengths to acquire it under the seas and oceans. For years, that has been the major sources of their seafood. For those further inland, it would be the lakes, rivers and ponds that would be the source of their fishy delights. Really, Any body of water big enough to support marine life under griffon territory would have some griffon fishing the area for that delicious seafood delicacies. That is how it has always been since time memorial. Imagine their surprise when there was a sudden development in Griffonia for workers to start working on the infrastructure to farm fish.

Farming Fish? It was quite a novel idea among the griffons, some might even say that its crazy talk. But it can't be too crazy because apparently, King Garrick Golden-Feather saw some merit into the idea and started working on doing just that. There was actually a sense of excitement among the seafood enthusiast. If this idea worked, then they would have a steady source of fish the draw from. Plus, there was the novelty of a "farm-raised" fish for them to eat. How would they fare against "wild" fish. The idea that there is suddenly the concept of a "farmed" fish and "Wild" fish tickle their fancy. Fish has always been fish, the idea that there can be farmed and wild fish never came up before. The fisher-gryphs within the fishing community has taken a wait and see approach in this sudden development.

And so, two years went by and after working out kinks and an incident involving a pond full of dead fish, "farmed" fish was officially on the market and "fish farmer" suddenly became an actual thing. Those fish farmers sold a lot of their products that day, if only because of the sheer novelty of a farmed fish. For the most part, the fish still taste like fish but seafood enthusiast and seafood chefs can spot the difference in taste if they know where to look. In asking the fish farmers, most think its because of the fish feed that was made for fish. Its this cheap and easy to make food that the biologists under the employ of the King's royal adviser in charge of the project made to ease to cost of farming the fish. They said it contained everything a fish needs to stay healthy. Both seafood enthusiast and chefs alike were excited with this development, what new recipes could they make with such fish and how would they fare with their wilder counterparts?

Everyone is their own griffon and each have their own preferred taste in seafood. It didn't take long for camps to form in regard to the farmed fishes and the wild fishes. There are those who are indifferent, citing how fish was fish and that the taste wasn't too different for them to matter. Then there are the moderates, who are fine eating either but have their own preferred type of fish over the other. Then there are to hardcore fans of either fish who swear that their fish type is better than the other is taste or some other quality and aim to prove it either through debates or the much more enjoyable impromptu cooking matches where they cook using only their preferred fish type and give samples to the masses and get them to vote on who's dish is more delicious and prove that their fish is better. Some have even started advertising that they used only farmed-raised fish or wild wish in their restaurants.

The cooking duels usually happen among the chefs and seafood enthusiast. Such events were becoming quite popular among the masses, especially in the fishing communities, since they get to enjoy some free food and a free show. Sometimes, chefs used such spectacles to advertise their food and their restaurants. There are actually some towns and cities near the coastal regions where it could potentially become a be a big annual thing where chefs both amateur and professional alike would choose a side and try to entice as much of the public to their side. Such events made every griffon happy, chefs get to to promote their wares and their restaurants, the public got an event they can enjoy, and the fisher-gryphs and fish farmers alike get to have a noticeable uptick in fish sales due to all the publicity.

Speaking of the fisher-gryphs, one would think that they would be unhappy with the arrival of the fish farmers in the market. Saying how they are losing revenue because of the farmed fish they are bringing. Quite the opposite actually. With the concept of "Farmed" fish being a thing, there is the idea circulating among the griffons that farm-raised fish may be the "fish of the masses" with how it could possible to provide fish all year round for everyone and that perhaps fish farms may start cropping up more inland to provide more fish for everyone. It is probably a bit more difficult than how the general public describe it but that is their perception on the matter. "Wild" fishes caught by the fisher-gryphs on the other hand, is already an established taste among the griffons. cuisines are made to match bring out their flavor already exist and unlike the farm-raised fish with the perceived stability of providing the same fish all year, the wild fish is subject to the whims of changing migration patterns, fluctuating populations, and the dangers of the sea braved by sailors. Plus, whatever else that manage to persist in the waters during Discord's reign. This gives it the perception of "rarity", and since they are all "natural" as some of the die-hard fans of wild fish group would say, that makes them all round better.

This got the fisher-gryphs the idea to go with the narrative and try to up their prices a bit since there wild fishes were oh so "rare" and "natural" all of a sudden. lo and behold, it worked and the fisher-gryphs were raking in more money than they ever had before! Its not like their prices suddenly got unbelievable that only the rich and noble classes can afford them but just enough to be noticeably pricier than the farm-raised alternative. This only pushes to narrative of farm-raised fish being the fish that everyone can afford while the wild fishes are for those who have a bit more money to burn or think that since its more expensive, its better than the alternative. Either way, both fish farmer and fisher-gryphs profit from the situation.

It was quite fascinating how the introduction of farm-raised fish could raise quite a ruckus in the fishing and seafood culture of the griffons. Overall, it could be said that the change was positive, There is a new revenue stream for the state to tax, a new job market for griffons, both fish farmers and fisher-gryphs profiting nicely on their ventures, a new way to past the time by arguing on the whether farm fish or wild fish is better, maybe even getting some new festivals or town/city events that the sprout from the competition between the two camps. Who knows what the future may hold for the fishing community.

@Questor Here is another omake for the upcoming battle. I initially had the idea of making an omake in the eyes of a bandit hired in the Aquillian army but after rereading some of the quest again, I can't help but want to make something a bit more lighthearted for a bit and can't help but though of expanding on the aquaculture learning turn that we had completed this year. Full disclosure, reading some Food War fanfics and videos very recently may have suddenly influenced some of this omake :p. I was surprise how long this got too, over 1,600 worth of words lols.

If this get a bonus roll, please apply it to the upcoming battle where it is needed to most just like my last omake.
Love it! Great to see some non-militant worldbuilding! +10 to a roll!
 
A Lion Must Rise

You are Allister Bloodwing and you are a squire of the reformed Knights Lion. You are also very much separated from said chapter at the moment. You were held in reserve during the initial clash. You watched as your ballistas destroyed the enemy siege engines. Though a few of the siege engines did manage to release their payload on the Griffornia forces. When the order came to make ready to assault an opening in the enemy lines.

Allister charged alongside his master and brothers of the chapter. He fought in the thick of the melee and became lost in the rhythm of battle.He swung his blade, parried a blow, blocked a thrust with his shield. He used his spear to pierce the side of a griffon already engaged with another soldier. Allister used everything he had been taught in order to survive. He was no great hero that would turn the tide of battle or slain the enemy commander. He was merely a young Griffon squire in his first real battle.

This was much different from dealing with raids by bandits, or even purging the many monsters that inhibit the lands. This was a battle between equals. The enemy was a match for any one soldier but we were more than just soldiers. The army was trained to work together to cover each other's weaknesses. It was this training and skill that lets us push the enemy back. By the time Allister realizes that he had become separated from the rest of the Knights Lion he was engaged alongside many of the common soldiers with the enemy. He knew that his duty to his master and the chapter dictated that he make his way to them. But, as he saw the soldiers with him he knew he would stay.

The soldiers did not know he was only a squire all they saw the symbol of the legendary Knights Lion on his armor. They were convinced that one of the great Knights had come to their aide. If Allister turned away and returned to the chapter the soldiers would see it as fleeing and would lose heart. It may even cause them to be overrun. Allister could not let that happen no matter what breaking standing orders would cost him.

So Allister stayed with the soldiers to be a symbol for them to rally behind. They fought beak and claw to hold and push back every charge. As the army advanced so too did Allister. Then as the battle reached its climax Allister saw the rest of his Chapter leading a charge to break the enemy once and for all. Allister wanted nothing more than to take to the skies and join them himself but he had already made his choice. He would honor that choice no matter what may come.

Later when the battle was finally over his master found him. He was questioned on what had happened to him and why seeing as he wasn't injured to the point of being incapacitated had he not rejoined the chapter. Allister stood tall and told his master everything that had happened from being seperated, to fighting alongside the common soldiers, to choosing to stay with the soldiers, and even seeing the charge of the rest of the Knights Lion. When he finished he expected to be reprimanded for the breaking of the standing orders. But, instead his master placed his claw on Allister's shoulder and simply said "It seem we have made you into a fine Lion afterall Allister now kneel." Allister could not believe what was happening he was being Knighted. So Allister kneeled and was Knighted and when he rose he was a squire no longer but a Knight in full. All around him the rest of the Order that had watched in silence went up in a great cheer for his accomplishment. It would seem that thing have a way of working out for the young Allister for he would soon become known to many for his deeds both that and future deeds to come.


@Questor Here is the Squire omake for the battle. Allister is a "redhead" and so is all his family hence the name Bloodwing. Please add the bonus to the battle where it is needed. And again feel free to use Allister anyway you want.

Also if anyone one wants to make some pictures of the two characters I have made I would appreciate it. Gondric can be any color but he is also younger than Garrick by about 5 years. Allister is in his early 20s as a squire and has some form of red coloring.
+10 to a roll.
 
Omake Bonus Tally
This is where the Omake and image reward bonuses will be tallied and accounted for.

Hannibal at the Other Side of the Gates: +10
Adjusting Perspectives: +10
Alcohol, Cannons and Calculus: +20
Sombra's No Good Icy Day: +10
Hedging your bets: +10
An Old Bird: +10
Centuries after the Age of Goldenfeather: +10
Diamond in the Ruff: +15
A New Home: +10
Hannibal at the Eastern Gate: +15
The Matter of Heart: +15
Medical Triumph: +10
A Pirate's Life for Me: +10
Late Night Adventures: +10
A Luncheon Between Two Shadows: +20
Letters to an Emperor, part 1: +20
Progress: +10
An Uneasy Future: +10
Faith in the Emperor: +10
A Change in Perspective: +10
Epic Rap Battles of Griffonia: +15
Holidays of Gryphus: +10
When the Sky Fell: +15
An Observation of Talonball: +15
We Will Not Be Slaves Again!: +10
A Dream for Fools: +15
Hardbeak Vs Bohemond: +20
The Consequences of Worship: +10
Memories of the Seas: +10
A Day at the Market: +10
Dark Clouds, Dark Things: +10
Of Names and Packs: +10
Grimm Tales, Volume 1: +10
A Mailed Griffin: +10
Bloody Strange: +10
Back in Marethon: +10
An Odd Word: +20
Grimm Tales: +10
Moon Mad: +10
A Calm After the Storm: +20
An Old Bird, Part 2: +10
A Ground View: +10
The Maretonian Royal Guard: +10
Spies, Lies, and Apple Pie: +10
Fire and Fury: +10
Black Wings, Red Ground: +10
Portrait of the Royal Family: +20
Total War Disharmony-Faction Selection: +15
The Lands of Our Empire: +10
Total War Disharmony Let's Play Ep. 1: +10
Many, Many Years Later, in a Land Far, Far Away: +10
Total War Disharmony-Changeling faction Intro: +10
Total War Disharmony-Equestria factions Intro: +10
Are Sea Shanties Still Sea Shanties Above the Clouds?: +10
New and Old: +10
Tales From Goblet-Chan: +10
Wrath of the Guard: +10
Total War: Disharmony Legacy Edition Factions: +10
Let's play Total War: Disharmony-The Griffonian campaign, Ep 2: +15
Straightforward Words: +10
The Measure of Truth: +15
Ronin: +10
Total War: Disharmony Legacy Edition Elements Of Harmony Basic Guide: +10
Weight of Reunion: +10
Many Years From Now, Part 2: +15
A Princess Picking Her Passion: +10
Alternate Start Faction: Batponies: +10
Alternate Start Faction: Thrace: +10
Griffonia Preperatory Academy: +10
Imperial Army Recruitment Poster: +15
A Heavy Duty: +10
Render Unto Haygle: +15
Who's the Monster?: +10
Total War Disharmony-Equestrian Factions: +10
Stellaris: Empire of Gryphus Build: +5
Omake: A Father's Reluctance: +10
FGO: The Emperor Of Feathers: +15
FGO: The Maiden of Roses: +10
Rutherford's Reconsideration: +10
Total War Disharmony: The Kingdom of the EverFree: +10
Total War Disharmony: Beasts and Where You Find Them: +10
FGO: Warrior Empress: +10
FGO: The Master of Whispers: +10
High Functioning: +15
Gilded Prince, Gilded Cage: +25
Total War Disharmony: The Northern Jarldoms: +10
Travels of a Knight to Be, Parts 1&2: +20
Travels of a Knight to Be, Part 3: +10
Devil Dogs: +10
Equestria Stellaris Build: +5
Under the Snow: +10
Intro to Fallouthammer 1K: +5
Celestia Remembers: +10
Empire of Gryphus Encyclopedia Entry: +20
The Guns of Gryphus: +15
Castles in the Sky: +10
Empire Defense Force: +10
March of the Empire: +5
A Treatise on the Political Structure of the Minotaur Republics: +10
Hammer Falls: +5
More Flag Designs: +15
The Imperial City of Gryphusberg: +15
Nega-Quest 2: +15
The Battle of Wingbardy, 6AD: +20
#1 Rule of Time Travel: Don't: +10
A Draconequus' Curiosity: +10
Musings of Discord on Fate: +5
We were Kings: +10
An Account of the First Griffon Empire: +10
To Slavery an End, and to Wealth, Increase: +10


Let me know if I've missed anything or if you'd like your bonus to apply for a particular action or be held in reserve.
 
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Omake: The King is Here (Canon)
The King is Here

You are Garrick Golden-Feather the King of Griffornia, and you march to war. You have done all you can to prepare for this war. It is war you wished to never fight. You have raised more soldiers, as well as equipped them with the best gear available. You have refounded and expanded the Knights Lions, and built a navy that can control all the seas. You have acquired the services of some of your wife's former mercenary contacts. You now march at the head of an army that numbers 18,000 strong. You march to save your neighbor from the mad ambition of a fool.

You spend much of your time with your wife both in talks about the coming battle as well as just trying to be with her in case the worst should come to pass. You both know that in war there is no guarantee of coming back. Not even for Kings and experienced warriors like the Queen. Much is spent simply talking with each other over simple topics or your son. Another topic that comes up is the dragon egg and what to do with it. You state that hatching it and raising the hatchling as a member of the family might be possible.You bring up the fact that people believed the Diamond dogs were nothing but unintelligent savages yet now they are a part of normal society. A dragon might be the same if raised right it would see them as its family and Gawain as its brother.

When Gabriella asks why you want a sibling for Gawain you answer that you were a only child. That as a traveling merchant family there was very little time to make friends growing up. All you want for your son is someone that he can rely on and someone to be a friend no matter what. You admit that it is a bit of a silly reason, but your wife finds it sweet.

The rest of your time is spent with your Marshal and your officers. You give standing orders not to simply throw your men at the enemy lines. The lives of your men most be safeguard as much as practical. You did not want to lose more men than was necessary in the battle in case there was need for them later. The ballistas were assigned as some of your best assets. They would be used to destroy any of Cyril's own siege engines first before switching to target the bulk of the army. It was also agreed that the Knights Lion would stay in reserve as a rapid reaction force that would at on any opening or break that happened.

The mercenaries were grouped with the rest of the army. They would fight with the groups best matched for them. These men and women choose to offer their service and if you planned to use mercenaries again it is good to have a reputation that doesn't involve using them as fodder for enemy weapons. There was a hope that once the battle began that the Wingbardy forces would be able to attack from the rear. This would give your army another advantage. You also wished that you could have gotten the the Feathersian League to join as well, but you would have to make due with what you have.

When all the talk is completed you make the final stretch to the hills surrounding the City of Wingbard. When you crest the hill you see an army matching your own in size. You embrace your wife one last time before she moves to take command of her forces. You give the signals the plan is set the die is cast. It is time to see who will truly rule the reformed Empire and how much blood it will cost. You order the attack and the battle begins you pray you and your wife see it to the end.


@Questor Here is the last of the three. This one is most fluff and some strategy from before the battle. The egg bit and being an only child make sense at least to me since we have no information that Garrick has more family left. Also without a sibling as a friend and a traveling merchant family it would has been lonely.

Speaking of the egg is its gender set already or will you roll for it when we try and hatch it? I really want a girl so our son can play up the overprotective brother thing. I think it would be adorable especially later on when the dragon would be more grown and would probably be bigger than Gawain.
 
I kinda wish a dragon boy, our son playing overprotective brother doesn't have much appeal to me.
 
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The King is Here

You are Garrick Golden-Feather the King of Griffornia, and you march to war. You have done all you can to prepare for this war. It is war you wished to never fight. You have raised more soldiers, as well as equipped them with the best gear available. You have refounded and expanded the Knights Lions, and built a navy that can control all the seas. You have acquired the services of some of your wife's former mercenary contacts. You now march at the head of an army that numbers 18,000 strong. You march to save your neighbor from the mad ambition of a fool.

You spend much of your time with your wife both in talks about the coming battle as well as just trying to be with her in case the worst should come to pass. You both know that in war there is no guarantee of coming back. Not even for Kings and experienced warriors like the Queen. Much is spent simply talking with each other over simple topics or your son. Another topic that comes up is the dragon egg and what to do with it. You state that hatching it and raising the hatchling as a member of the family might be possible.You bring up the fact that people believed the Diamond dogs were nothing but unintelligent savages yet now they are a part of normal society. A dragon might be the same if raised right it would see them as its family and Gawain as its brother.

When Gabriella asks why you want a sibling for Gawain you answer that you were a only child. That as a traveling merchant family there was very little time to make friends growing up. All you want for your son is someone that he can rely on and someone to be a friend no matter what. You admit that it is a bit of a silly reason, but your wife finds it sweet.

The rest of your time is spent with your Marshal and your officers. You give standing orders not to simply throw your men at the enemy lines. The lives of your men most be safeguard as much as practical. You did not want to lose more men than was necessary in the battle in case there was need for them later. The ballistas were assigned as some of your best assets. They would be used to destroy any of Cyril's own siege engines first before switching to target the bulk of the army. It was also agreed that the Knights Lion would stay in reserve as a rapid reaction force that would at on any opening or break that happened.

The mercenaries were grouped with the rest of the army. They would fight with the groups best matched for them. These men and women choose to offer their service and if you planned to use mercenaries again it is good to have a reputation that doesn't involve using them as fodder for enemy weapons. There was a hope that once the battle began that the Wingbardy forces would be able to attack from the rear. This would give your army another advantage. You also wished that you could have gotten the the Feathersian League to join as well, but you would have to make due with what you have.

When all the talk is completed you make the final stretch to the hills surrounding the City of Wingbard. When you crest the hill you see an army matching your own in size. You embrace your wife one last time before she moves to take command of her forces. You give the signals the plan is set the die is cast. It is time to see who will truly rule the reformed Empire and how much blood it will cost. You order the attack and the battle begins you pray you and your wife see it to the end.


@Questor Here is the last of the three. This one is most fluff and some strategy from before the battle. The egg bit and being an only child make sense at least to me since we have no information that Garrick has more family left. Also without a sibling as a friend and a traveling merchant family it would has been lonely.

Speaking of the egg is its gender set already or will you roll for it when we try and hatch it? I really want a girl so our son can play up the overprotective brother thing. I think it would be adorable especially later on when the dragon would be more grown and would probably be bigger than Gawain.
+10 to a Roll! Amazing Omakes!
 
Ok, been keeping a list of the omakes and image bonuses and I think I've got a good accounting of them all.

War Dogs Omake: +10 to Charge Action
Somethings Gotta Give Omake: +10 to a Roll
Garrick in Armor Fanart: +10 to a Roll
Garrick in Armor Mk 2 Fanart: +10 to a Roll
Blood and Steel Omake: +10 to a Roll
Fishy Business Omake: +10 to a Roll
A Lion must Rise: +10 to a Roll
The King is Here: +10 to a Roll


Let me know if I've missed anything or if you'd like your bonus held in reserve for future actions.
So is what your saying is these are the bonuses that are applied to the next battle or just what currently out there?
 
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