The United Houses of Senkar (UHS)
Located in: Regions 16 and 13 (Badal)
Faith: The Forever Self
Turn 4
Lord Ziven Alegre, Speaker of the Houses
Diplomacy: 5
Military: 5
Economy: 7
Faith: 4
Intrigue: 3
Actions:
1. Diplomacy: Diplomacy 5 special - Create Cultural Identity: Grand Ideals (2d8 to Convert Region actions)
- While their ideals of perfection and grand personalities shaping the face of the galaxy are contained to Senkar for most part, the people of the City of Wonders are energized by the promise of grand future all their own. With their high-minded rhetoric and infectious enthusiasm, the people of United Houses hone their skills of philosophy and religious debating to keen edge.
2. Faith: Convert Region 15 to gain a minority of Forever Self (Using ability of Senkar Forum to support Conversion (+1))
- Although their initial efforts to expand their sphere of influence has been fruitless, the redoubled influx of willing spokesmen from Senkar's floating Forums head towards the closest Aerostat currently under the control of Black Cloud Coalition. The people of the pirate armada have accepted their beliefs so far, after all, so hope of further mutual understanding is high among the faithful.
3. Faith: Convert Region 19 to gain a minority of Forever Self (Using BRG Rep 2 bonus to use the Media support to support the Conversion (+2))
- The media channels provided by the Basu-Rahman Group provide an excellent opportunity to teach the other nearby Aerostats about the wonders of Forever Self, talkshow after talkshow suddenly revealing the opportunities provided by following one's truest self.
4. Economy: Prospect Colony of region 13 (Spending 1 treasure on the roll (+1))
- With the initial colonization of the abandoned Aerostat complete, survey drones and scouting crews are sent out en masse to explore the superstructure in hopes of finding possible resource extractors. No aerostat should be without a resource it can contribute, after all: being entirely reliant on imports has rarely been a winning strategy in the resource-scarce environment of Badal.
5. Economy: Buyout TP 3 of region 57 (Supported by the owner of the region (+2), Distance penalty to Veehra (-2))
- Having secured the rights to lucrative deposits of Tungsten from Counts of Mirage, the particularly ambitious Low Court by the title of Ba'al begin to move into these foreign markets.
Non-actions:
Permanent: Support conversion of any owned regions to The Forever Self. Contest all other faiths. Contest all unsupported buyouts.
A) Support buyouts of UNC and BRB in Region 16
- The wheels of commerce must continue turning, and the fortress-laboratories of Senkar offer ample workforce of trained professionals eager to prove their work. The High Court gladly gives them direction towards select allies in need of their skills, in return for past and future concessions.
B) Allow WTU inspection of Senkar's facilities
- While some of the more snobbish houses may grumble, majority of Senkar's inhabitants welcome the inspectors once the proof of their scientific and medical qualifications has been presented. The laboratory-complexes are spotless and kept repaired around the clock by competent maintenance crews: it would be the height of shame for any scientific mind in the city if en employee of theirs would end up in danger due to poor work environment or malfunctioning machinery. The upwards mobility of the workforce is notable, but the workers sticking to most simple tasks rarely see much in way of additional pay or benefits: the local work culture seems focused on proving oneself.
C) Repay loan of 3 treasure to WTU (3 treasure has been used in previous turns)
- While somewhat galled by the thought that the organization would claim to have the authority to judge them, the Courts regardless pay the fees owed on time and without complaint about financial side of things.
News and rumors
- While Senkar has been spared of conflicts so far, not all reaches of the Empire are so fortunate... and while they feel no personal responsibility to aid every downtrodden polity, the United Houses are not so heartless as to deny refugees for no reason. Accepting the masses of downtrodden and injured from The Glorious Purifiers, Senkar's clinics soon have influx of new patients. Perhaps not all are fit to remain in City of Wonders forever, but those that can fit into the culture are welcomed into the ever-shifting network of intellect and prestige.
- The philosophy of Forever Self has not yet spread much outside of Senkar, but to the surprise of many the Black Cloud Coalition seems to have a minority of believers present in their ranks. While on geopolitical level wary of the pirate armada, the High Court sees no reason to deny the believes contact with their peers, and attempts at discussing possible shifts of philosophy are soon underway between the majority of the faith and their offshoot.
- As the Biarbu give their friendly inquiries amidst the trade going on between the two nations, the traders and some of the adventurous nobles are proven to be a ready (if somewhat lacking) source of information. The politics of the Houses are somewhat byzantine, but it is quite widely known that High Lord is one by merit and might: should another Lord make a bid for control of the city and gain support of the High Court for such an endeavor, legally there would be a debate and vore among the Houses in attendance. Of course, behind closed doors the matters might end up being much more of a concession or matter of quiet assassination: United Houses may allow for any amount of upward mobility, but highly intelligent and driven people will always do what they feel like they must.
The lesser questions get a variety of responses, clearly colored by one's societal position and interest in the particular fields being discussed, but one thing remains a constant: the people of Senkar love a hearty discussion and debate, often possessing strong opinions regarding any given subject.
Leader stats for next round:
Diplomacy: 5
Military: 5
Economy: 8
Faith: 5
Intrigue: 3