Against the Jotun - Revision history

Twiggy at 14:37, 19 March 2026

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	<box><big>'''Fyrds'''</big><br>		<box><big>'''Fyrds'''</big><br>
	Each region in a Jotun territory generates a fyrd when it is conquered by the Empire. As the Jarl and their warriors are forced to retreat from their lands, they form up into a fyrd, a warband with a military strength of five hundred. A fyrd is unable to act independently of fortifications or armies in the territory; it will only act to support a Jotun army in the territory or a fortification if there are no armies present..		Each region in a Jotun territory generates a fyrd when it is conquered by the Empire. As the Jarl and their warriors are forced to retreat from their lands, they form up into a fyrd, a warband with a military strength of five hundred. A fyrd is unable to act independently of fortifications or armies in the territory; it will only act to support a Jotun army in the territory or a fortification if there are no armies present.

	A region's fyrd can be dismantled by killing the jarl or through other opportunities.</box>		A region's fyrd can be dismantled by killing the jarl or through other opportunities.</box>

Twiggy at 15:25, 4 October 2025

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	<div style="float:right; width: 600px; clear: right;"><quote by="Irontide Skorr, General of the Summer Storm">Warriors of the Summer Storm, heralds of Janon. Following our push into Tromsa we now move back into Skallahn on a Balanced Attack. Let's fight with Wisdom, Courage and the Ambition to destroy a fortification there. Let us be passionate in our warfare and if we have any downtime then we shall construct a pit and FIGHT! We will continue taking the fight to the Jotun and show them what we can do!</quote></div>		<div style="float:right; width: 600px; clear: right;"><quote by="Irontide Skorr, General of the Summer Storm">Warriors of the Summer Storm, heralds of Janon. Following our push into Tromsa we now move back into Skallahn on a Balanced Attack. Let's fight with Wisdom, Courage and the Ambition to destroy a fortification there. Let us be passionate in our warfare and if we have any downtime then we shall construct a pit and FIGHT! We will continue taking the fight to the Jotun and show them what we can do!</quote></div>
	<div style="float:right; width: 600px; clear: right;"><quote by="Stanley of Chalkdown, General of the Tusks">Jacks of the Tusks! We continue our strike against the Jotun in Iron Stand and the fortress in Ulfsmoor. As on the battlefield so on the campaign, are fight as the virtuous honoured we will show the Jotun that white granite will not shield their lands from the treads of our boots! The Imperial frontier expands by the reach of our bills.</quote></div>		<div style="float:right; width: 600px; clear: right;"><quote by="Stanley of Chalkdown, General of the Tusks">Jacks of the Tusks! We continue our strike against the Jotun in Iron Stand and the fortress in Ulfsmoor. As on the battlefield so on the campaign, are fight as the virtuous honoured we will show the Jotun that white granite will not shield their lands from the treads of our boots! The Imperial frontier expands by the reach of our bills.</quote></div>
	The [[Bloodcloaks]] and the [[Tusks]] set the pace, [[Clarity of the Master Strategist\|taking advantage]] of the boons provided them by Imperial magicians. The Bloodcloaks are also advised by a lieutenant of the [[eternal]] [[Zakalwe]], his Polemarch of Strategy. The strategy laid out by the Imperial generals is surely an ambitious one; to trick the Jotun into fighting where they are not, then sweep across the [[Skallahn#Iron Stand\|Iron Stand]] and lay ~~seige~~ to the squat stone keep of the [[Skallahn#Ulfrsborg\|Ulfrsborg]].		The [[Bloodcloaks]] and the [[Tusks]] set the pace, [[Clarity of the Master Strategist\|taking advantage]] of the boons provided them by Imperial magicians. The Bloodcloaks are also advised by a lieutenant of the [[eternal]] [[Zakalwe]], his Polemarch of Strategy. The strategy laid out by the Imperial generals is surely an ambitious one; to trick the Jotun into fighting where they are not, then sweep across the [[Skallahn#Iron Stand\|Iron Stand]] and lay siege to the squat stone keep of the [[Skallahn#Ulfrsborg\|Ulfrsborg]].

	Both Wintermark armies [[Wintermark_military_concerns#Army_Orders\|fight with honour]], ready to step in should their allies forget themselves and give in to the demons of warfare. In particular, they are at pains to make sure there is no widescale looting of settlements, no slaughter of civilians or thralls by either side. The Jotun cannot help but be aware of this, and it means that when the Winterfolk fight their enemies give quarter – and ask for it in return in the expectation it will be honoured. The Red Wind Corsairs in particular take steps to ensure their corsairs restrain their natural urges; it was not too long ago that the Winterfolk disparaged the Freeborn as little better than maggots. Their behaviour on this campaign goes along way toward finally burying that unfair stereotype.		Both Wintermark armies [[Wintermark_military_concerns#Army_Orders\|fight with honour]], ready to step in should their allies forget themselves and give in to the demons of warfare. In particular, they are at pains to make sure there is no widescale looting of settlements, no slaughter of civilians or thralls by either side. The Jotun cannot help but be aware of this, and it means that when the Winterfolk fight their enemies give quarter – and ask for it in return in the expectation it will be honoured. The Red Wind Corsairs in particular take steps to ensure their corsairs restrain their natural urges; it was not too long ago that the Winterfolk disparaged the Freeborn as little better than maggots. Their behaviour on this campaign goes along way toward finally burying that unfair stereotype.
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	Behind the Corazon come the Hierro and the Escuta. They are more cautious, perhaps more keenly aware of the changes that have taken place in Kahraman since they were last here. Cautious, but not cowardly. Methodically they secure the land around them, and while their main attention is in the west they are not shy about sending soldiers out into the rest of the territory. A handful reach as far as [[Kahraman#Braydon's Jasse\|Braydon's Jasse]], and pay their respects at the burial mound that covers the ruins of Fort Braydon.		Behind the Corazon come the Hierro and the Escuta. They are more cautious, perhaps more keenly aware of the changes that have taken place in Kahraman since they were last here. Cautious, but not cowardly. Methodically they secure the land around them, and while their main attention is in the west they are not shy about sending soldiers out into the rest of the territory. A handful reach as far as [[Kahraman#Braydon's Jasse\|Braydon's Jasse]], and pay their respects at the burial mound that covers the ruins of Fort Braydon.

	While they do not go out of their way to kill those who do not resist, work on both the restoration of the roads, and on the Red Depths is horribly disrupted by the presence of the orc bandits. As the Winter Solstice nears, work on the great projects ~~commisioned~~ by the Senate has ground to a complete halt. While they do not threaten the building site for the Red Depths directly, they are able to at least partially sever the trade routes transporting the vital materials. In the west, the Lasambrians and are well on their way to the complete conquest of Gambit.		While they do not go out of their way to kill those who do not resist, work on both the restoration of the roads, and on the Red Depths is horribly disrupted by the presence of the orc bandits. As the Winter Solstice nears, work on the great projects commissioned by the Senate has ground to a complete halt. While they do not threaten the building site for the Red Depths directly, they are able to at least partially sever the trade routes transporting the vital materials. In the west, the Lasambrians and are well on their way to the complete conquest of Gambit.
	===Game Information: Kahraman===		===Game Information: Kahraman===
	The presence of the Lasambrian armies, especially the raids of the Corazon, have significantly delayed work on both the [[Construct the Red Depths\|Red Depths]] and the [[Rebuild Roads of Kahraman\|road restoration]]. Thanks to the Senate decision to make the Red Depths a Freeborn national seat, the dhomiro who live in the cinnabar hills are (grumblingly) prepared to make up the shortfall in tools and materials caused by the Lasambrian raids, but this will take time. As such, assuming nothing else changes, work on the Red Depths will now not be completed until the start of the Spring Equinox – assuming the Lasambrians do not do anything further to disrupt it.		The presence of the Lasambrian armies, especially the raids of the Corazon, have significantly delayed work on both the [[Construct the Red Depths\|Red Depths]] and the [[Rebuild Roads of Kahraman\|road restoration]]. Thanks to the Senate decision to make the Red Depths a Freeborn national seat, the dhomiro who live in the cinnabar hills are (grumblingly) prepared to make up the shortfall in tools and materials caused by the Lasambrian raids, but this will take time. As such, assuming nothing else changes, work on the Red Depths will now not be completed until the start of the Spring Equinox – assuming the Lasambrians do not do anything further to disrupt it.

TomH: /* Threads in the Pattern (Liathaven) */

2024-04-25T16:14:05Z

Threads in the Pattern (Liathaven)

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	===Threads in the Pattern (Liathaven)===		===Threads in the Pattern (Liathaven)===
	* '''A warband of Jotun are on their way to slaughter a Feni enclave'''		* '''A warband of Jotun are on their way to slaughter a Feni enclave'''
	* '''The Sentinel Gate will open at 21:30 on Friday to ~~TBC~~'''		* '''The Sentinel Gate will open at 21:30 on Friday to Bawn of Daffyd'''
	* '''This skirmish is a [[Accessibility#Combat_Highly_Likely\|combat highly likely]] encounter'''		* '''This skirmish is a [[Accessibility#Combat_Highly_Likely\|combat highly likely]] encounter'''
	* '''The ''Imperial Advisor for the Feni'' is responsible for stopping the Jotun'''		* '''The ''Imperial Advisor for the Feni'' is responsible for stopping the Jotun'''

TomH: /* Wolf Dreams (Skallahn) */

2024-04-25T16:13:20Z

Wolf Dreams (Skallahn)

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	===Wolf Dreams (Skallahn)===		===Wolf Dreams (Skallahn)===
	* '''Jarl Ebbe of Overgaard has called on the fyrd of Iron Stand'''		* '''Jarl Ebbe of Overgaard has called on the fyrd of Iron Stand'''
	* '''The Sentinel Gate will open at 21:00 on Friday to ~~TBC~~'''		* '''The Sentinel Gate will open at 21:00 on Friday to Hralfstor's Orchard'''
	* '''This skirmish is a [[Accessibility#Combat_Highly_Likely\|combat highly likely]] encounter'''		* '''This skirmish is a [[Accessibility#Combat_Highly_Likely\|combat highly likely]] encounter'''
	* '''The ''Imperial Seer'' is responsible for stopping the Jarl of Greenwall'''		* '''The ''Imperial Seer'' is responsible for stopping the Jarl of Greenwall'''

TomH: /* The Falcon (Kahraman) */

2024-04-25T16:12:48Z

The Falcon (Kahraman)

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	===The Falcon (Kahraman)===		===The Falcon (Kahraman)===
	* '''A warband of Jotun have captured Erdene Bataguin, a respected Faraden builder-architect supporting the road-restoration project in Kahraman'''		* '''A warband of Jotun have captured Erdene Bataguin, a respected Faraden builder-architect supporting the road-restoration project in Kahraman'''
	* '''The Sentinel Gate will open at 20:30 on Friday to ~~TBC~~'''		* '''The Sentinel Gate will open at 20:30 on Friday to Path of Idina, Gambit'''
	* '''This skirmish is a [[Accessibility#Combat_Highly_Likely\|combat highly likely]] encounter'''		* '''This skirmish is a [[Accessibility#Combat_Highly_Likely\|combat highly likely]] encounter'''
	* '''The ''Azure Sutannir'' is responsible for rescuing the Faraden architect'''		* '''The ''Azure Sutannir'' is responsible for rescuing the Faraden architect'''

Hailmur: /* Storm Clouds and Stone (Conjunctions) */

2024-04-21T19:08:30Z

Storm Clouds and Stone (Conjunctions)

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	===The Falcon (Kahraman)===		===The Falcon (Kahraman)===
	* '''A warband of Jotun have captured Erdene Bataguin, a respected Faraden builder-architect supporting the road-restoration project in Kahraman'''		* '''A warband of Jotun have captured Erdene Bataguin, a respected Faraden builder-architect supporting the road-restoration project in Kahraman'''
	* '''~~Time~~ TBC'''		* '''The Sentinel Gate will open at 20:30 on Friday to TBC'''
	* '''This skirmish is a [[Accessibility#Combat_Highly_Likely\|combat highly likely]] encounter'''		* '''This skirmish is a [[Accessibility#Combat_Highly_Likely\|combat highly likely]] encounter'''
	* '''The ''Azure Sutannir'' is responsible for rescuing the Faraden architect'''		* '''The ''Azure Sutannir'' is responsible for rescuing the Faraden architect'''
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	===Wolf Dreams (Skallahn)===		===Wolf Dreams (Skallahn)===
	* '''Jarl Ebbe of Overgaard has called on the fyrd of Iron Stand'''		* '''Jarl Ebbe of Overgaard has called on the fyrd of Iron Stand'''
	* '''~~Time~~ TBC'''		* '''The Sentinel Gate will open at 21:00 on Friday to TBC'''
	* '''This skirmish is a [[Accessibility#Combat_Highly_Likely\|combat highly likely]] encounter'''		* '''This skirmish is a [[Accessibility#Combat_Highly_Likely\|combat highly likely]] encounter'''
	* '''The ''Imperial Seer'' is responsible for stopping the Jarl of Greenwall'''		* '''The ''Imperial Seer'' is responsible for stopping the Jarl of Greenwall'''
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	===Threads in the Pattern (Liathaven)===		===Threads in the Pattern (Liathaven)===
	* '''A warband of Jotun are on their way to slaughter a Feni enclave'''		* '''A warband of Jotun are on their way to slaughter a Feni enclave'''
	* '''~~Time~~ TBC'''		* '''The Sentinel Gate will open at 21:30 on Friday to TBC'''
	* '''This skirmish is a [[Accessibility#Combat_Highly_Likely\|combat highly likely]] encounter'''		* '''This skirmish is a [[Accessibility#Combat_Highly_Likely\|combat highly likely]] encounter'''
	* '''The ''Imperial Advisor for the Feni'' is responsible for stopping the Jotun'''		* '''The ''Imperial Advisor for the Feni'' is responsible for stopping the Jotun'''

Novemberalice at 20:11, 14 April 2024

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	[[Category:Recent History]] [[Category:385YE Winter]] [[Category:Military Council]]		[[Category:Recent History]] [[Category:385YE Winter]] [[Category:Military Council]]
	<div style="float:left; width: 600px; clear: left;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Against the Jotun.jpg\|caption=The Jotun he Jotun strive to follow a simple code of honour - and despise those who break their oaths.\|align=left\|width=600}}</div>		<div style="float:left; width: 600px; clear: left;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Against the Jotun.jpg\|caption=The Jotun he Jotun strive to follow a simple code of honour - and despise those who break their oaths.\|align=left\|width=600}}</div>{{audio\|link= https://youtu.be/yiuchiOgnKE?si=Hw7YQxwKWOMFmUXN}}
	==Frost==		==Frost==
	The Imperial armies have rampaged across Tromsa, slaying the Jarl, bringing down the walls of Viheltavathorn, in pursuit of the pretender. With the Marcher armies in the vanguard, they brought vengeance to the roof of the world. Before the gates of Oksenesfestsal itself, the heroes of Anvil fought and defeated the warriors of the new Jarl, Igya Olgafsdottir. They [[A_tale_told#Falling_.28Battle_Opportunity.29\|claimed their ransom]], and Mathilda Fisher is now in Imperial custody. And then, their work done, they withdrew. A measured retreat east, back across the chill taiga and snow-dusted hills, across the forested borders of the Icewood back into [[Sermersuaq]].		The Imperial armies have rampaged across Tromsa, slaying the Jarl, bringing down the walls of Viheltavathorn, in pursuit of the pretender. With the Marcher armies in the vanguard, they brought vengeance to the roof of the world. Before the gates of Oksenesfestsal itself, the heroes of Anvil fought and defeated the warriors of the new Jarl, Igya Olgafsdottir. They [[A_tale_told#Falling_.28Battle_Opportunity.29\|claimed their ransom]], and Mathilda Fisher is now in Imperial custody. And then, their work done, they withdrew. A measured retreat east, back across the chill taiga and snow-dusted hills, across the forested borders of the Icewood back into [[Sermersuaq]].

RichardRaynor: /* Frost */ sp

2024-04-02T19:57:20Z

Frost: sp

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	The Imperial armies have rampaged across Tromsa, slaying the Jarl, bringing down the walls of Viheltavathorn, in pursuit of the pretender. With the Marcher armies in the vanguard, they brought vengeance to the roof of the world. Before the gates of Oksenesfestsal itself, the heroes of Anvil fought and defeated the warriors of the new Jarl, Igya Olgafsdottir. They [[A_tale_told#Falling_.28Battle_Opportunity.29\|claimed their ransom]], and Mathilda Fisher is now in Imperial custody. And then, their work done, they withdrew. A measured retreat east, back across the chill taiga and snow-dusted hills, across the forested borders of the Icewood back into [[Sermersuaq]].		The Imperial armies have rampaged across Tromsa, slaying the Jarl, bringing down the walls of Viheltavathorn, in pursuit of the pretender. With the Marcher armies in the vanguard, they brought vengeance to the roof of the world. Before the gates of Oksenesfestsal itself, the heroes of Anvil fought and defeated the warriors of the new Jarl, Igya Olgafsdottir. They [[A_tale_told#Falling_.28Battle_Opportunity.29\|claimed their ransom]], and Mathilda Fisher is now in Imperial custody. And then, their work done, they withdrew. A measured retreat east, back across the chill taiga and snow-dusted hills, across the forested borders of the Icewood back into [[Sermersuaq]].

	Even as the Empire quits Tromsa, scouts bring news of an immense Jotun force entering Rikskog from the south. Details are sketchy, beyond the fact that Yrsa Jansdóttir, Jarl of Jarls, Queen of Kalsea leads the armies of the west. An overwhelming response; perhaps inspired by fear that the Empire may despoil Mount Majastind and the graves of the ancestors. With the garrison of Oksenesfestsal, and the support of the fyrds, the Queen's forces move to catch the Imperial invaders. They are too late; the Empire has already ~~quite~~ Tromsa, well on their way to their next engagements.		Even as the Empire quits Tromsa, scouts bring news of an immense Jotun force entering Rikskog from the south. Details are sketchy, beyond the fact that Yrsa Jansdóttir, Jarl of Jarls, Queen of Kalsea leads the armies of the west. An overwhelming response; perhaps inspired by fear that the Empire may despoil Mount Majastind and the graves of the ancestors. With the garrison of Oksenesfestsal, and the support of the fyrds, the Queen's forces move to catch the Imperial invaders. They are too late; the Empire has already quit Tromsa, well on their way to their next engagements.

	The Jotun quickly reclaim the land the Empire conquered. Any stragglers swiftly fall beneath the hammers and axes of the furious orcs. Under the shifting ribbon of the northern lights, as the snow begins to pile up, silence falls over Tromsa.		The Jotun quickly reclaim the land the Empire conquered. Any stragglers swiftly fall beneath the hammers and axes of the furious orcs. Under the shifting ribbon of the northern lights, as the snow begins to pile up, silence falls over Tromsa.

Hailmur: /* Game Information: Tromsa */ there is no network in Tromsa

2024-04-02T17:56:06Z

Game Information: Tromsa: there is no network in Tromsa

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	===Game Information: Tromsa===		===Game Information: Tromsa===
	Imperial armies have withdrawn from Tromsa. In their absence, a significant Jotun force has swiftly reconquered all the regions taken by the Empire last season~~. The Tromsa [[spy network\|spy network]] remains intact however, and may provide further information about the make-up of the force lead by the queen~~.		Imperial armies have withdrawn from Tromsa. In their absence, a significant Jotun force has swiftly reconquered all the regions taken by the Empire last season.
	<div style="float:left; width: 600px; clear: left;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Storm Shall Not.jpg\|caption=The Jotun strive to follow a simple code of honour - and despise those who break their oaths.\|align=left\|width=600}}</div>		<div style="float:left; width: 600px; clear: left;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Storm Shall Not.jpg\|caption=The Jotun strive to follow a simple code of honour - and despise those who break their oaths.\|align=left\|width=600}}</div>

	==Fire==		==Fire==
	While the Bounders, the Strong Reeds, and the Fire of the South embark on the long march south, the rest of the Imperial armies do not go far. A brief camp is made at Olgafsdottirshal in [[Sermersuaq#Tanikipari\|Tanikipari]] (and there is an irony to these warriors resting before a castle built by the new Jarl of Tromsa after so recently assailing her home). A short break, long enough to allow the Red Wind Corsairs to join them before crossing the border again – but this time further south, into the [[Skallahn#Iron Stand\|Iron Stand]], into [[Skallahn]].		While the Bounders, the Strong Reeds, and the Fire of the South embark on the long march south, the rest of the Imperial armies do not go far. A brief camp is made at Olgafsdottirshal in [[Sermersuaq#Tanikipari\|Tanikipari]] (and there is an irony to these warriors resting before a castle built by the new Jarl of Tromsa after so recently assailing her home). A short break, long enough to allow the Red Wind Corsairs to join them before crossing the border again – but this time further south, into the [[Skallahn#Iron Stand\|Iron Stand]], into [[Skallahn]].

Beeswax: /* Hill */

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Hill

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	While they do not go out of their way to kill those who do not resist, work on both the restoration of the roads, and on the Red Depths is horribly disrupted by the presence of the orc bandits. As the Winter Solstice nears, work on the great projects commisioned by the Senate has ground to a complete halt. While they do not threaten the building site for the Red Depths directly, they are able to at least partially sever the trade routes transporting the vital materials. In the west, the Lasambrians and are well on their way to the complete conquest of Gambit.		While they do not go out of their way to kill those who do not resist, work on both the restoration of the roads, and on the Red Depths is horribly disrupted by the presence of the orc bandits. As the Winter Solstice nears, work on the great projects commisioned by the Senate has ground to a complete halt. While they do not threaten the building site for the Red Depths directly, they are able to at least partially sever the trade routes transporting the vital materials. In the west, the Lasambrians and are well on their way to the complete conquest of Gambit.
	===Game Information: Kahraman===		===Game Information: Kahraman===
	The presence of the Lasambrian armies, especially the raids of the Corazon, have significantly delayed work on both the [[Construct the Red Depths\|Red Depths]] and the [[Rebuild Roads of Kahraman\|road restoration]]. Thanks to the Senate decision to make the Red Depths a Freeborn national seat, the dhomiro of the cinnabar hills are (grumblingly) prepared to make up the shortfall in tools and materials caused by the Lasambrian raids, but this will take time. As such, assuming nothing else changes, work on the Red Depths will now not be completed until the start of the Spring Equinox – assuming the Lasambrians do not do anything further to disrupt it.		The presence of the Lasambrian armies, especially the raids of the Corazon, have significantly delayed work on both the [[Construct the Red Depths\|Red Depths]] and the [[Rebuild Roads of Kahraman\|road restoration]]. Thanks to the Senate decision to make the Red Depths a Freeborn national seat, the dhomiro who live in the cinnabar hills are (grumblingly) prepared to make up the shortfall in tools and materials caused by the Lasambrian raids, but this will take time. As such, assuming nothing else changes, work on the Red Depths will now not be completed until the start of the Spring Equinox – assuming the Lasambrians do not do anything further to disrupt it.

	The work on restoring the roads, however, has been more seriously hit. The Lasambrians have seized around 10 wains of white granite, and stripped several work-teams of their tools and mundane materials. The white granite will need to be replaced. Worse, the work on the territory-wide project cannot progress while the Lasambrians are rampaging across half of Kahraman. Indeed, if they capture any regions it won't be possible to complete the project until they are removed.		The work on restoring the roads, however, has been more seriously hit. The Lasambrians have seized around 10 wains of white granite, and stripped several work-teams of their tools and mundane materials. The white granite will need to be replaced. Worse, the work on the territory-wide project cannot progress while the Lasambrians are rampaging across half of Kahraman. Indeed, if they capture any regions it won't be possible to complete the project until they are removed.