Brigantes
Gold:
From previous: 2
From tax: 10
From resources: 6
Total before expenditure: 18
"New lands and new neighbours. Many options are open to us: conquest, diplomacy, trade. We choose the first, for the Gods prize strength. But before we show strength we must increase it."
Recruitment:
1 Calawre Champion: -6 Gold
2 Axe Infantry: -8 Gold
1 Spearman: -2 Gold
Total spending: 16 Gold
Net: 2 Gold
"While we do this we must find out more about these neighbours, and also find out more about the lands to the south"
A scout is sent to the discovered settlement in Caledonia, disguised as a grain merchant. He will attempt to find out the military strength of these peoples. ((MOD REQ))
Meanwhile, 2 exploratory missions are dispatched to the other two of the three provinces to the south of Brigantes land. ((MOD REQ))
A band of people are sent to the already discovered province in the South, accompanied by a small band of soldiers ((1 Spearman)). They begin constructing a fort in the moors, and the province is claimed for the glory of the Brigantes. ((1 turn til fort is constructed))
"Land is not the only medium by which men may travel. The sea beckons."
The construction of a basic trading port begins on the west coast of Brigantes land, in the Northumbria region. ((HEY GAIUS, what stats does it do and how long do it take to do))