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Twiggy at 02:34, 22 January 2026

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	Mladen believes this may be one of the reasons why the ''Stone Toad'' remained behind in [[Reikos]] when the Empire reclaimed the territory. The Stone Toad sept were using their fiefs in the territory to support their army - once they no longer had control of those lands the army went [[Army#Insufficient_Supply\|out of supply]] and began to suffer accordingly. The sept took advantage of an [[opportunity]] to convert the army into a garrison in [[Reikos#High_Chalcis\|High Chalcis]], presumably because that was preferable to seeing the army collapse from lack of supply. In theory it ought to be possible for Druj septs to support each other, but the fierce rivalry between them makes that impossible.		Mladen believes this may be one of the reasons why the ''Stone Toad'' remained behind in [[Reikos]] when the Empire reclaimed the territory. The Stone Toad sept were using their fiefs in the territory to support their army - once they no longer had control of those lands the army went [[Army#Insufficient_Supply\|out of supply]] and began to suffer accordingly. The sept took advantage of an [[opportunity]] to convert the army into a garrison in [[Reikos#High_Chalcis\|High Chalcis]], presumably because that was preferable to seeing the army collapse from lack of supply. In theory it ought to be possible for Druj septs to support each other, but the fierce rivalry between them makes that impossible.

	Scouring Imperial war reports from the last ten years, Mladen has compiled a list of [[Druj armies]] and combined that with various scouting reports, discussions with the [[Great Forest Orcs]] and with the septs of [[Ossium]], to identify which sept and territory each army is associated with. If the septs based in a territory were no longer able to draw on their lands there, then the armies they control would go out of supply. They would suffer the same penalties as an Imperial army from a nation that had [[~~Imperial_army~~#Insufficient_Supply\|insufficient supply]].		Scouring Imperial war reports from the last ten years, Mladen has compiled a list of [[Druj armies]] and combined that with various scouting reports, discussions with the [[Great Forest Orcs]] and with the septs of [[Ossium]], to identify which sept and territory each army is associated with. If the septs based in a territory were no longer able to draw on their lands there, then the armies they control would go out of supply. They would suffer the same penalties as an Imperial army from a nation that had [[Army#Insufficient_Supply\|insufficient supply]].

	The prognosticator cautions the Military Council not to assume that being out of supply would guarantee that these armies would quickly disband. The Druj don't have anything as powerful as [[The_Marches_economic_interests#The_Imperial_Breadbasket\|the Marcher breadbasket]] to draw on, but their forces can benefit from an [[opportunity]] just like Imperial armies can. Crucially, insufficient supply prevents an army benefitting from natural resupply, but it doesn't prevent emergency resupply. The Druj have significant supplies of [[weirwood]] and access to small amounts of [[mithril]] and they are likely to use them to resupply their armies if it is that or see them destroyed.		The prognosticator cautions the Military Council not to assume that being out of supply would guarantee that these armies would quickly disband. The Druj don't have anything as powerful as [[The_Marches_economic_interests#The_Imperial_Breadbasket\|the Marcher breadbasket]] to draw on, but their forces can benefit from an [[opportunity]] just like Imperial armies can. Crucially, insufficient supply prevents an army benefitting from natural resupply, but it doesn't prevent emergency resupply. The Druj have significant supplies of [[weirwood]] and access to small amounts of [[mithril]] and they are likely to use them to resupply their armies if it is that or see them destroyed.

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	[[Druj armies]] need to be supplied, just like every Imperial army, but the Druj don't provision and support their forces in the same way that the Empire does and don't operate under the [[~~Imperial_army~~#Maximum_numbers_of_Imperial_Forces\|same limitations]]. The endemic use of brutal slavery limits Druj society in many ways but it does allow them to support a huge number of armies from a relatively small number of territories - much more than any nation outside the Imperial Orcs might normally manage. Rather than pool their resources as an Imperial nation might do, individual septs raise and maintain armies themselves. As a result, it is not possible to cause all the Druj armies to go out of supply, in the way that has happened in recent memory with Urizen and Freeborn armies.		[[Druj armies]] need to be supplied, just like every Imperial army, but the Druj don't provision and support their forces in the same way that the Empire does and don't operate under the [[Army#Maximum_numbers_of_Imperial_Forces\|same limitations]]. The endemic use of brutal slavery limits Druj society in many ways but it does allow them to support a huge number of armies from a relatively small number of territories - much more than any nation outside the Imperial Orcs might normally manage. Rather than pool their resources as an Imperial nation might do, individual septs raise and maintain armies themselves. As a result, it is not possible to cause all the Druj armies to go out of supply, in the way that has happened in recent memory with Urizen and Freeborn armies.

	For all the advantages this gives them the approach is not without its drawbacks. The Druj can support a lot of armies, but they do still need land to supply and feed their soldiers and to replace casualties. Rather than being tied to the Druj nation as a whole, each individual Druj army needs the sept associated with the army to control enough land to keep supplying their soldiers.		For all the advantages this gives them the approach is not without its drawbacks. The Druj can support a lot of armies, but they do still need land to supply and feed their soldiers and to replace casualties. Rather than being tied to the Druj nation as a whole, each individual Druj army needs the sept associated with the army to control enough land to keep supplying their soldiers.

	Mladen believes this may be one of the reasons why the ''Stone Toad'' remained behind in [[Reikos]] when the Empire reclaimed the territory. The Stone Toad sept were using their fiefs in the territory to support their army - once they no longer had control of those lands the army went [[~~Imperial_army~~#Insufficient_Supply\|out of supply]] and began to suffer accordingly. The sept took advantage of an [[opportunity]] to convert the army into a garrison in [[Reikos#High_Chalcis\|High Chalcis]], presumably because that was preferable to seeing the army collapse from lack of supply. In theory it ought to be possible for Druj septs to support each other, but the fierce rivalry between them makes that impossible.		Mladen believes this may be one of the reasons why the ''Stone Toad'' remained behind in [[Reikos]] when the Empire reclaimed the territory. The Stone Toad sept were using their fiefs in the territory to support their army - once they no longer had control of those lands the army went [[Army#Insufficient_Supply\|out of supply]] and began to suffer accordingly. The sept took advantage of an [[opportunity]] to convert the army into a garrison in [[Reikos#High_Chalcis\|High Chalcis]], presumably because that was preferable to seeing the army collapse from lack of supply. In theory it ought to be possible for Druj septs to support each other, but the fierce rivalry between them makes that impossible.

	Scouring Imperial war reports from the last ten years, Mladen has compiled a list of [[Druj armies]] and combined that with various scouting reports, discussions with the [[Great Forest Orcs]] and with the septs of [[Ossium]], to identify which sept and territory each army is associated with. If the septs based in a territory were no longer able to draw on their lands there, then the armies they control would go out of supply. They would suffer the same penalties as an Imperial army from a nation that had [[Imperial_army#Insufficient_Supply\|insufficient supply]].		Scouring Imperial war reports from the last ten years, Mladen has compiled a list of [[Druj armies]] and combined that with various scouting reports, discussions with the [[Great Forest Orcs]] and with the septs of [[Ossium]], to identify which sept and territory each army is associated with. If the septs based in a territory were no longer able to draw on their lands there, then the armies they control would go out of supply. They would suffer the same penalties as an Imperial army from a nation that had [[Imperial_army#Insufficient_Supply\|insufficient supply]].

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	Mladen's appraisal explicitly includes another option for him to conduct further appraisals to provide additional strategic options should the Imperial Senate request it. This appraisal has focussed on establishing how the Empire might reduce the supply of Druj armies, but if the political will were there to employ cruel strategies - strategies such as those the [[Iron Helms]] used in the Barrens - then the Senate could request Mladen appraise that and he would carry out the work. Clearly the former prognosticator is not quite as retired as he protests.		Mladen's appraisal explicitly includes another option for him to conduct further appraisals to provide additional strategic options should the Imperial Senate request it. This appraisal has focussed on establishing how the Empire might reduce the supply of Druj armies, but if the political will were there to employ cruel strategies - strategies such as those the [[Iron Helms]] used in the Barrens - then the Senate could request Mladen appraise that and he would carry out the work. Clearly the former prognosticator is not quite as retired as he protests.
	{{CaptionedImage\|file=Assembly_Nine.png\|caption=The Assembly of Nine\|align=right}}		{{CaptionedImage\|file=Assembly_Nine.png\|caption=The Assembly of Nine\|align=right}}
	Gerard is at pains to stress that such work is on Mladen's terms only at this point. The former general would like nothing more than to see the Druj destroyed, but otherwise he plans to return to his family in [[Miekarova]]. The only thing that might change his mind would be if the [[Assembly#Assembly_of_the_Nine\|Assembly of Nine]] indicated that they believe that the Empire needs the former general to return to work - Mladen was a devout member of the [[~~Synod\|~~Synod]] in his youth and holds the Assembly in high regard. The final decision, however, would rest with the Senate.		Gerard is at pains to stress that such work is on Mladen's terms only at this point. The former general would like nothing more than to see the Druj destroyed, but otherwise he plans to return to his family in [[Miekarova]]. The only thing that might change his mind would be if the [[Assembly#Assembly_of_the_Nine\|Assembly of Nine]] indicated that they believe that the Empire needs the former general to return to work - Mladen was a devout member of the [[Synod]] in his youth and holds the Assembly in high regard. The final decision, however, would rest with the Senate.

	If the [[Assembly#Assembly_of_the_Nine\|Assembly of the Nine]] passed a judgement with a [[greater majority]] asking Mladen to return to work then he would be available to undertake any appraisal the Senate requested. Such a decision would be expensive however; civil service expenditure would increase by ten thrones a season if Mladen and his entire team of staff returned to regular employment in the Prognosticators Office. If the Imperial Senate want that to happen they would also need to request Mladen appraise a project in the same season that the Assembly of Nine requested he return to work (although it need not be the cruel appraisal he has offered). Regardless of the nature of the appraisal he would bring to bear both his drive for efficiency and his military experience making him an excellent choice for both appraisals where cost ''is'' an object or which could be achieved with existing resources, or those that involved military matters.		If the [[Assembly#Assembly_of_the_Nine\|Assembly of the Nine]] passed a judgement with a [[greater majority]] asking Mladen to return to work then he would be available to undertake any appraisal the Senate requested. Such a decision would be expensive however; civil service expenditure would increase by ten thrones a season if Mladen and his entire team of staff returned to regular employment in the Prognosticators Office. If the Imperial Senate want that to happen they would also need to request Mladen appraise a project in the same season that the Assembly of Nine requested he return to work (although it need not be the cruel appraisal he has offered). Regardless of the nature of the appraisal he would bring to bear both his drive for efficiency and his military experience making him an excellent choice for both appraisals where cost ''is'' an object or which could be achieved with existing resources, or those that involved military matters.

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	When appraising a problem Mladen's speciality is to focus on identifying the most efficient way to resolve an issue. Unlike many of their colleagues, who have a tendency to assume that the cost is someone else's problem, Mladen is firmly of the view that a solution that is too expensive is no solution at all. As a result he developed a reputation during his time with the Prognosticator's Office for focusing on ways to make use of standard practices available to the Empire, while seeking out options that might save the Empire valuable money or resources.		When appraising a problem Mladen's speciality is to focus on identifying the most efficient way to resolve an issue. Unlike many of their colleagues, who have a tendency to assume that the cost is someone else's problem, Mladen is firmly of the view that a solution that is too expensive is no solution at all. As a result he developed a reputation during his time with the Prognosticator's Office for focusing on ways to make use of standard practices available to the Empire, while seeking out options that might save the Empire valuable money or resources.

	In line with this approach, Mladen has focussed much of the effort of the appraisal on compiling strategic intelligence and analysis. He hopes the [[~~Military Council\|~~Military Council]] will be able to make use of this information when preparing their strategies for the war against the Druj, and their quest to disrupt their operations and their supply.		In line with this approach, Mladen has focussed much of the effort of the appraisal on compiling strategic intelligence and analysis. He hopes the [[Military Council]] will be able to make use of this information when preparing their strategies for the war against the Druj, and their quest to disrupt their operations and their supply.
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	==Supply==		==Supply==

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	Mladen's appraisal explicitly includes another option for him to conduct further appraisals to provide additional strategic options should the Imperial Senate request it. This appraisal has focussed on establishing how the Empire might reduce the supply of Druj armies, but if the political will were there to employ cruel strategies - strategies such as those the [[Iron Helms]] used in the Barrens - then the Senate could request Mladen appraise that and he would carry out the work. Clearly the former prognosticator is not quite as retired as he protests.		Mladen's appraisal explicitly includes another option for him to conduct further appraisals to provide additional strategic options should the Imperial Senate request it. This appraisal has focussed on establishing how the Empire might reduce the supply of Druj armies, but if the political will were there to employ cruel strategies - strategies such as those the [[Iron Helms]] used in the Barrens - then the Senate could request Mladen appraise that and he would carry out the work. Clearly the former prognosticator is not quite as retired as he protests.
	{{CaptionedImage\|file=Assembly_Nine.png\|caption=The Assembly of Nine\|align=right}}		{{CaptionedImage\|file=Assembly_Nine.png\|caption=The Assembly of Nine\|align=right}}
	Gerard is at pains to stress that such work is on Mladen's terms only at this point. The former general would like nothing more than to see the Druj destroyed, but otherwise he plans to return to his family in [[Miekarova]]. The only thing that might change his mind would be if the [[Assembly#Assembly_of_the_Nine\|Assembly of Nine]] indicated that they believe that the Empire needs the former general to return to work - Mladen was a devout member of the [[~~Imperial~~ Synod\|Synod]] in his youth and holds the Assembly in high regard. The final decision, however, would rest with the Senate.		Gerard is at pains to stress that such work is on Mladen's terms only at this point. The former general would like nothing more than to see the Druj destroyed, but otherwise he plans to return to his family in [[Miekarova]]. The only thing that might change his mind would be if the [[Assembly#Assembly_of_the_Nine\|Assembly of Nine]] indicated that they believe that the Empire needs the former general to return to work - Mladen was a devout member of the [[Synod\|Synod]] in his youth and holds the Assembly in high regard. The final decision, however, would rest with the Senate.

	If the [[Assembly#Assembly_of_the_Nine\|Assembly of the Nine]] passed a judgement with a [[greater majority]] asking Mladen to return to work then he would be available to undertake any appraisal the Senate requested. Such a decision would be expensive however; civil service expenditure would increase by ten thrones a season if Mladen and his entire team of staff returned to regular employment in the Prognosticators Office. If the Imperial Senate want that to happen they would also need to request Mladen appraise a project in the same season that the Assembly of Nine requested he return to work (although it need not be the cruel appraisal he has offered). Regardless of the nature of the appraisal he would bring to bear both his drive for efficiency and his military experience making him an excellent choice for both appraisals where cost ''is'' an object or which could be achieved with existing resources, or those that involved military matters.		If the [[Assembly#Assembly_of_the_Nine\|Assembly of the Nine]] passed a judgement with a [[greater majority]] asking Mladen to return to work then he would be available to undertake any appraisal the Senate requested. Such a decision would be expensive however; civil service expenditure would increase by ten thrones a season if Mladen and his entire team of staff returned to regular employment in the Prognosticators Office. If the Imperial Senate want that to happen they would also need to request Mladen appraise a project in the same season that the Assembly of Nine requested he return to work (although it need not be the cruel appraisal he has offered). Regardless of the nature of the appraisal he would bring to bear both his drive for efficiency and his military experience making him an excellent choice for both appraisals where cost ''is'' an object or which could be achieved with existing resources, or those that involved military matters.

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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	{{audio\|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PMNWVa0oc8}}		{{audio\|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PMNWVa0oc8}}
	During the Spring Equinox the [[~~Imperial~~ Senate]] [[387YE_Spring_Equinox_Senate_sessions#Appraise_Disruption_of_Druj_Resupply_in_Forest_of_Ulnak\|instructed]] the [[Appraisal#The Prognosticators Office\|Prognosticators Office]] to prepare an [[appraisal]] of the [[Forest of Ulnak]] with a view to finding ways to disrupt [[Druj]] operations and supply. A complex commission, with significant strategic implications; as the [[senator\|senators]] opted not to assign a specific prognosticator to the task, ''[[Scrutiny#Constitutional_Court\|Gerard La Salle]]'' decided to prevail on old [[Appraisal#Retired_Prognosticators\|Mladen Escovitch]] - schlacta, strategist, and former [[general]] - to come out of retirement for one last job. The appraisal has been delivered, and Mladen has made it clear that this is definitely, definitely, ''definitely'' the last time.		During the Spring Equinox the [[Senate]] [[387YE_Spring_Equinox_Senate_sessions#Appraise_Disruption_of_Druj_Resupply_in_Forest_of_Ulnak\|instructed]] the [[Appraisal#The Prognosticators Office\|Prognosticators Office]] to prepare an [[appraisal]] of the [[Forest of Ulnak]] with a view to finding ways to disrupt [[Druj]] operations and supply. A complex commission, with significant strategic implications; as the [[senator\|senators]] opted not to assign a specific prognosticator to the task, ''[[Scrutiny#Constitutional_Court\|Gerard La Salle]]'' decided to prevail on old [[Appraisal#Retired_Prognosticators\|Mladen Escovitch]] - schlacta, strategist, and former [[general]] - to come out of retirement for one last job. The appraisal has been delivered, and Mladen has made it clear that this is definitely, definitely, ''definitely'' the last time.

	This is not the first time the Senate have tried to appraise part of [[the Mallum]]; in 384YE they charged [[Appraisal#Graciana_i_Lòpez_i_Guerra\|Graciana i Lòpez i Guerra]] with discovering ways to use the [[spy network]] in [[Sarangrave]] to [[Make it happen\|incite a slave uprising]]. This time the focus is different, but the goal arguably remains the same - an earnest search for a way to bring down the cruel Druj and finally topple their cruel empire for good.		This is not the first time the Senate have tried to appraise part of [[the Mallum]]; in 384YE they charged [[Appraisal#Graciana_i_Lòpez_i_Guerra\|Graciana i Lòpez i Guerra]] with discovering ways to use the [[spy network]] in [[Sarangrave]] to [[Make it happen\|incite a slave uprising]]. This time the focus is different, but the goal arguably remains the same - an earnest search for a way to bring down the cruel Druj and finally topple their cruel empire for good.

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	When appraising a problem Mladen's speciality is to focus on identifying the most efficient way to resolve an issue. Unlike many of their colleagues, who have a tendency to assume that the cost is someone else's problem, Mladen is firmly of the view that a solution that is too expensive is no solution at all. As a result he developed a reputation during his time with the Prognosticator's Office for focusing on ways to make use of standard practices available to the Empire, while seeking out options that might save the Empire valuable money or resources.		When appraising a problem Mladen's speciality is to focus on identifying the most efficient way to resolve an issue. Unlike many of their colleagues, who have a tendency to assume that the cost is someone else's problem, Mladen is firmly of the view that a solution that is too expensive is no solution at all. As a result he developed a reputation during his time with the Prognosticator's Office for focusing on ways to make use of standard practices available to the Empire, while seeking out options that might save the Empire valuable money or resources.

	In line with this approach, Mladen has focussed much of the effort of the appraisal on compiling strategic intelligence and analysis. He hopes the [[~~Imperial~~ Military Council\|Military Council]] will be able to make use of this information when preparing their strategies for the war against the Druj, and their quest to disrupt their operations and their supply.		In line with this approach, Mladen has focussed much of the effort of the appraisal on compiling strategic intelligence and analysis. He hopes the [[Military Council\|Military Council]] will be able to make use of this information when preparing their strategies for the war against the Druj, and their quest to disrupt their operations and their supply.
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	==Supply==		==Supply==

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	<div style="float:right; width: 400px; clear: left;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Druj1.jpg\|title=A trio of Druj banners\|caption=Each of the Druj armies is raised and maintained by one of the septs of the Mallum.\|align=left\|width=400}}</div>		<div style="float:right; width: 400px; clear: left;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Druj1.jpg\|title=A trio of Druj banners\|caption=Each of the Druj armies is raised and maintained by one of the septs of the Mallum.\|align=left\|width=400}}</div>
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	==Cutting Supply==		==Cutting Supply==
	* '''The best way to prevent a territory resupplying armies is to completely conquer it'''		* '''The best way to prevent a territory resupplying armies is to completely conquer it'''

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	In line with this approach, Mladen has focussed much of the effort of the appraisal on compiling strategic intelligence and analysis. He hopes the [[Imperial Military Council\|Military Council]] will be able to make use of this information when preparing their strategies for the war against the Druj, and their quest to disrupt their operations and their supply.		In line with this approach, Mladen has focussed much of the effort of the appraisal on compiling strategic intelligence and analysis. He hopes the [[Imperial Military Council\|Military Council]] will be able to make use of this information when preparing their strategies for the war against the Druj, and their quest to disrupt their operations and their supply.
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	==Supply==		==Supply==
	* '''If a Druj territory cannot support a sept, all armies controlled by septs based there will go out of supply'''		* '''If a Druj territory cannot support a sept, all armies controlled by septs based there will go out of supply'''
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	Mladen also advises the [[general\|generals]] not to assume that other barbarian nations operate in a similar way. The former general spent years fighting the Druj, and knows his old adversary well. He has comparatively little experience with the [[Thule]] and even less fighting the [[Grendel]] or the [[Jotun]]. These barbarian nations will need a way to supply their armies, just like the Druj do, but Mladen is certain they do not employ the same approach that the quarrelsome Druj septs use.		Mladen also advises the [[general\|generals]] not to assume that other barbarian nations operate in a similar way. The former general spent years fighting the Druj, and knows his old adversary well. He has comparatively little experience with the [[Thule]] and even less fighting the [[Grendel]] or the [[Jotun]]. These barbarian nations will need a way to supply their armies, just like the Druj do, but Mladen is certain they do not employ the same approach that the quarrelsome Druj septs use.
	<div style="float:right; width: 400px; clear: left;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Druj1.jpg\|title=A trio of Druj banners\|caption=Each of the Druj armies is raised and maintained by one of the septs of the Mallum.\|align=left\|width=400}}</div>		<div style="float:right; width: 400px; clear: left;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Druj1.jpg\|title=A trio of Druj banners\|caption=Each of the Druj armies is raised and maintained by one of the septs of the Mallum.\|align=left\|width=400}}</div>
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	==Cutting Supply==		==Cutting Supply==
	* '''The best way to prevent a territory resupplying armies is to completely conquer it'''		* '''The best way to prevent a territory resupplying armies is to completely conquer it'''

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	Mladen believes this may be one of the reasons why the ''Stone Toad'' remained behind in [[Reikos]] when the Empire reclaimed the territory. The Stone Toad sept were using their fiefs in the territory to support their army - once they no longer had control of those lands the army went [[Army#Insufficient_Supply\|out of supply]] and began to suffer accordingly. The sept took advantage of an [[opportunity]] to convert the army into a garrison in [[Reikos#High_Chalcis\|High Chalcis]], presumably because that was preferable to seeing the army collapse from lack of supply. In theory it ought to be possible for Druj septs to support each other, but the fierce rivalry between them makes that impossible.		Mladen believes this may be one of the reasons why the ''Stone Toad'' remained behind in [[Reikos]] when the Empire reclaimed the territory. The Stone Toad sept were using their fiefs in the territory to support their army - once they no longer had control of those lands the army went [[Army#Insufficient_Supply\|out of supply]] and began to suffer accordingly. The sept took advantage of an [[opportunity]] to convert the army into a garrison in [[Reikos#High_Chalcis\|High Chalcis]], presumably because that was preferable to seeing the army collapse from lack of supply. In theory it ought to be possible for Druj septs to support each other, but the fierce rivalry between them makes that impossible.

	Scouring Imperial war reports from the last ten years, Mladen has compiled a list of [[Druj armies]] and combined that with various scouting reports, discussions with the [[Great Forest Orcs]] and with the septs of [[Ossium]], to identify which sept and territory each army is associated with. If the septs based in a territory were no longer able to draw on their lands there, then the armies they control would go out of supply. They would suffer the same penalties as an Imperial army from a nation that had [[~~Imperial_army~~#Insufficient_Supply\|insufficient supply]].		Scouring Imperial war reports from the last ten years, Mladen has compiled a list of [[Druj armies]] and combined that with various scouting reports, discussions with the [[Great Forest Orcs]] and with the septs of [[Ossium]], to identify which sept and territory each army is associated with. If the septs based in a territory were no longer able to draw on their lands there, then the armies they control would go out of supply. They would suffer the same penalties as an Imperial army from a nation that had [[Army#Insufficient_Supply\|insufficient supply]].

	The prognosticator cautions the Military Council not to assume that being out of supply would guarantee that these armies would quickly disband. The Druj don't have anything as powerful as [[The_Marches_economic_interests#The_Imperial_Breadbasket\|the Marcher breadbasket]] to draw on, but their forces can benefit from an [[opportunity]] just like Imperial armies can. Crucially, insufficient supply prevents an army benefitting from natural resupply, but it doesn't prevent emergency resupply. The Druj have significant supplies of [[weirwood]] and access to small amounts of [[mithril]] and they are likely to use them to resupply their armies if it is that or see them destroyed.		The prognosticator cautions the Military Council not to assume that being out of supply would guarantee that these armies would quickly disband. The Druj don't have anything as powerful as [[The_Marches_economic_interests#The_Imperial_Breadbasket\|the Marcher breadbasket]] to draw on, but their forces can benefit from an [[opportunity]] just like Imperial armies can. Crucially, insufficient supply prevents an army benefitting from natural resupply, but it doesn't prevent emergency resupply. The Druj have significant supplies of [[weirwood]] and access to small amounts of [[mithril]] and they are likely to use them to resupply their armies if it is that or see them destroyed.

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	<tr><th>Army</th><th>Sept</th><th>Territory</th></tr>		<tr><th>Army</th><th>Sept</th><th>Territory</th></tr>
	<tr><td>Arrow Viper</td><td>Iron Asp</td><td>Forest of Ulnak</td></tr>		<tr><td>Arrow Viper</td><td>Iron Asp</td><td>Forest of Ulnak</td></tr>
	<tr><td>Black Wind</td><td>Black Wind</td><td>~~Forest~~ of ~~Ulnak~~ (Formerly Barrens)</td></tr>		<tr><td>Black Wind</td><td>Black Wind</td><td>Salt Flats of Sanath (Formerly Barrens)</td></tr>
	<tr><td>Deadly Blade</td><td>Iron Asp</td><td>Forest of Ulnak</td></tr>		<tr><td>Deadly Blade</td><td>Iron Asp</td><td>Forest of Ulnak</td></tr>
	<tr><td>Flame Beetle</td><td>Sawscaled Viper</td><td>Forest of Ulnak</td></tr>		<tr><td>Flame Beetle</td><td>Sawscaled Viper</td><td>Forest of Ulnak</td></tr>
	<tr><td>Hidden Snake</td><td>Banded Snake</td><td>Sarangrave</td></tr>		<tr><td>Hidden Snake</td><td>Banded Snake</td><td>Sarangrave</td></tr>
	<tr><td>Hidden Widow</td><td>Shadow Krait</td><td>Salt Flats of Sanath</td></tr>		<tr><td>Hidden Widow</td><td>Shadow Krait</td><td>Salt Flats of Sanath</td></tr>
	<tr><td>Hunting Scorpion</td><td>Amber Scorpion</td><td>~~Salt Flats~~ of ~~Sanath~~ (Formerly Ossium)</td></tr>		<tr><td>Hunting Scorpion</td><td>Amber Scorpion</td><td>Forest of Ulnak (Formerly Ossium)</td></tr>
	<tr><td>Jagged Claws</td><td>Keelback</td><td>Salt Flats of Sanath</td></tr>		<tr><td>Jagged Claws</td><td>Keelback</td><td>Salt Flats of Sanath</td></tr>
	<tr><td>Poison Crane</td><td>Marshlizard</td><td>Sarangrave</td></tr>		<tr><td>Poison Crane</td><td>Marshlizard</td><td>Sarangrave</td></tr>
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	<div style="float:right; width: 400px; clear: left;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Druj1.jpg\|title=A trio of Druj banners\|caption=Each of the Druj armies is raised and maintained by one of the septs of the Mallum.\|align=left\|width=400}}</div>		<div style="float:right; width: 400px; clear: left;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Druj1.jpg\|title=A trio of Druj banners\|caption=Each of the Druj armies is raised and maintained by one of the septs of the Mallum.\|align=left\|width=400}}</div>
	</onlyinclude>		</onlyinclude>

	==Cutting Supply==		==Cutting Supply==
	* '''The best way to prevent a territory resupplying armies is to completely conquer it'''		* '''The best way to prevent a territory resupplying armies is to completely conquer it'''