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Matt: /* Resolution */

2026-10-05T14:37:56Z

Resolution

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	* Lashonar has not been publicly approached about fortifying the islands.		* Lashonar has not been publicly approached about fortifying the islands.
	* The Archipelago Parador has not been commissioned.		* The Archipelago Parador has not been commissioned.
	* [[~~Kobel~~ Tavah]] was not asked to pull the islands beneath the waves.		* [[Khobel Tavah]] was not asked to pull the islands beneath the waves.
	* None of the proposed shipyards were commissioned.		* None of the proposed shipyards were commissioned.

Matt: /* Resolution */

2026-10-05T14:37:33Z

Resolution

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	==Resolution==		==Resolution==
			* The [[Construct_Red_Wind_Wharfs\|Red Wind Wharfs]] were commissioned in Summer 388YE and completed shortly afterwards.
	- The [[Construct_Red_Wind_Wharfs\|Red Wind Wharfs]] were commissioned in Summer 388YE and completed shortly afterwards.		* A fane to [[Janon]] has not been constructed in Free Landing.
	- A fane to [[Janon]] has not been constructed in Free Landing.		* Lashonar has not been publicly approached about fortifying the islands.
	- Lashonar has not been publicly approached about fortifying the islands.		* The Archipelago Parador has not been commissioned.
	- The Archipelago Parador has not been commissioned.		* [[Kobel Tavah]] was not asked to pull the islands beneath the waves.
	- [[Kobel Tavah]] was not asked to pull the islands beneath the waves.		* None of the proposed shipyards were commissioned.
	- None of the proposed shipyards ~~have been~~ commissioned ~~yet~~.


	==Further Reading==		==Further Reading==

Matt at 14:37, 5 October 2026

2026-10-05T14:37:10Z

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	If the prow were given to the Freeborn egregores, they could use it to rally the families to support the creation of a new navy. It would need to have a new name, it is decades before anyone will be ready for the Freeborn Storm to ride the waves again. But the prow would be a symbol of the Freeborn victory over their enemies and an important link to the past. It would inspire corsairs and others to join the new flotilla and seize the opportunity to take the battle for control of the waves to the Grendel. The Empire would still need a shipyard - there's no easy way to get around that problem - but with the additional support that the prow would produce, the Brass Coast could afford to supply an additional force, provided it were a navy.		If the prow were given to the Freeborn egregores, they could use it to rally the families to support the creation of a new navy. It would need to have a new name, it is decades before anyone will be ready for the Freeborn Storm to ride the waves again. But the prow would be a symbol of the Freeborn victory over their enemies and an important link to the past. It would inspire corsairs and others to join the new flotilla and seize the opportunity to take the battle for control of the waves to the Grendel. The Empire would still need a shipyard - there's no easy way to get around that problem - but with the additional support that the prow would produce, the Brass Coast could afford to supply an additional force, provided it were a navy.

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	- [[Kobel Tavah]] was not asked to pull the islands beneath the waves.		- [[Kobel Tavah]] was not asked to pull the islands beneath the waves.
	- None of the proposed shipyards have been commissioned yet.		- None of the proposed shipyards have been commissioned yet.

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Responsible1 at 14:12, 5 October 2026

2026-10-05T14:12:46Z

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	==Resolution==		==Resolution==

			- The [[Construct_Red_Wind_Wharfs\|Red Wind Wharfs]] were commissioned in Summer 388YE and completed shortly afterwards.
			- A fane to [[Janon]] has not been constructed in Free Landing.
			- Lashonar has not been publicly approached about fortifying the islands.
			- The Archipelago Parador has not been commissioned.
			- [[Kobel Tavah]] was not asked to pull the islands beneath the waves.
			- None of the proposed shipyards have been commissioned yet.

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Responsible1 at 14:02, 5 October 2026

2026-10-05T14:02:28Z

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	If the prow were given to the Freeborn egregores, they could use it to rally the families to support the creation of a new navy. It would need to have a new name, it is decades before anyone will be ready for the Freeborn Storm to ride the waves again. But the prow would be a symbol of the Freeborn victory over their enemies and an important link to the past. It would inspire corsairs and others to join the new flotilla and seize the opportunity to take the battle for control of the waves to the Grendel. The Empire would still need a shipyard - there's no easy way to get around that problem - but with the additional support that the prow would produce, the Brass Coast could afford to supply an additional force, provided it were a navy.		If the prow were given to the Freeborn egregores, they could use it to rally the families to support the creation of a new navy. It would need to have a new name, it is decades before anyone will be ready for the Freeborn Storm to ride the waves again. But the prow would be a symbol of the Freeborn victory over their enemies and an important link to the past. It would inspire corsairs and others to join the new flotilla and seize the opportunity to take the battle for control of the waves to the Grendel. The Empire would still need a shipyard - there's no easy way to get around that problem - but with the additional support that the prow would produce, the Brass Coast could afford to supply an additional force, provided it were a navy.

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	==Further Reading==		==Further Reading==

Novemberalice at 14:18, 7 September 2026

2026-09-07T14:18:50Z

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	<div style="float:left; width: 400px; clear: right;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Andaman Islands at sunset.jpg\|align=left\|caption=Under the domination of the Children of Wrecks, the islands of Free Landing and Cazar Straits have become much harder to reach.\|width=400}}</div>		<div style="float:left; width: 400px; clear: right;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Andaman Islands at sunset.jpg\|align=left\|caption=Under the domination of the Children of Wrecks, the islands of Free Landing and Cazar Straits have become much harder to reach.\|width=400}}</div>
	==Overview==		==Overview==
			{{audio\|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0yfuLzaS-g}}
	At the Autumn Equinox, the Imperial [[Senate]] approved a [[Senate motion\|motion]] calling for an [[appraisal]] into the potential for constructing a bridge between the mainlands and the islands of [[the Brass Coast]] to enable [[army\|armies]] to move easily between them. ''[[Appraisal#Lutomysla_Niegoslava\|Lutomysla Niegoslava]]'' was selected to investigate the possibilities.		At the Autumn Equinox, the Imperial [[Senate]] approved a [[Senate motion\|motion]] calling for an [[appraisal]] into the potential for constructing a bridge between the mainlands and the islands of [[the Brass Coast]] to enable [[army\|armies]] to move easily between them. ''[[Appraisal#Lutomysla_Niegoslava\|Lutomysla Niegoslava]]'' was selected to investigate the possibilities.

Hailmur: /* Old Rope */

2026-06-05T01:26:11Z

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 * '''The cheapest option would be to expand the facilities at Elos and Atalya into a shipyard'''
 * '''Either facility would allow the Empire to commission a navy while the shipyards were being built'''
 * '''The wharfs at Oran are less expansive but could still be expanded to build a shipyard'''
 * '''Only Oran is under Imperial control at this time'''
-There is a set of outstanding opportunities to build new shipyards, which could cut costs and, in some cases, save precious time. It would require 10 wains of white granite, 10 wains of weirwood and 20 crowns to [[Elosian_Architect#Further_Opportunities|expand the existing facilities at Elos into a new shipyard]], and the Empire could commission a navy as soon as the work began, potentially allowing them to launch a new navy a season earlier.
+A similar opportunity exists to expand the docks at [[Madruga#The_Atalaya_Shipyards_(Ruined)|Atalya]], given that Miroslav's seawall still exists. This would cost 10 wains of white granite, 10 wains of weirwood, and 60 crowns to create a shipyard here, and work could start on a new navy in the same season the shipyard was being built. Any facility here would be exposed to attack from the Grendel, but it would be a bold restatement of the Freeborn commitment to control their own destiny and their own waters. Given the destruction of the Shining Pillar at the hands of the Children of Wrecks, it would help to raise sentiment across the Coast.
 Unfortunately, the Elos docks are currently in the control of the Grendel, and Atalya Harbour was seized by the Wreckers. The Children of Wrecks navy might be gone, but the pirates still control Free Landing, at least for now. Nothing could be done with either of them until they are back in Imperial control, and Lutomysla warns that it's impossible to know what state the docks will be in by the time the Empire does reclaim them.

Hailmur: /* Counting the Coins */

2026-05-21T20:47:30Z

Counting the Coins

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	At least that is true in Free Landing. The situation in the Cazar Straits is a little more complicated. The entire territory suffered under the brutal rule of the Grendel governor Rahab. Constantly provoked by Freeborn partisans, the tyrant squeezed his holdings harder and harder with each new assault, desperate to try to replenish his dwindling coffers. He is gone now, but much of the territory, including the Straits, has been left [[Region_qualities#Impoverished\|impoverished]] as a result. [[Region_qualities#Abandoned\|Abandoned]] and [[Region_qualities#Underpopulated\|underpopulated]], there seems to be little hope for the region to recover.		At least that is true in Free Landing. The situation in the Cazar Straits is a little more complicated. The entire territory suffered under the brutal rule of the Grendel governor Rahab. Constantly provoked by Freeborn partisans, the tyrant squeezed his holdings harder and harder with each new assault, desperate to try to replenish his dwindling coffers. He is gone now, but much of the territory, including the Straits, has been left [[Region_qualities#Impoverished\|impoverished]] as a result. [[Region_qualities#Abandoned\|Abandoned]] and [[Region_qualities#Underpopulated\|underpopulated]], there seems to be little hope for the region to recover.
	<div style="float:right; width: 200px; clear: right;">{{CaptionedImage\|caption=The Rebis is fascinated by transformation, and already has an interest in the Brass Coast thanks to the [[Madruga#Crucible\|Crucible]] in Madruga]].\|file=Crucible.png\|align=right\|width=200}}</div>		<div style="float:right; width: 200px; clear: right;">{{CaptionedImage\|caption=The Rebis is fascinated by transformation, and already has an interest in the Brass Coast thanks to the [[Madruga#Crucible\|Crucible]] in Madruga.\|file=Crucible.png\|align=right\|width=200}}</div>
	Lutomysla has spent some time in discussions with the servants of [[Azoth\|the Rebis]]. This esoteric serpent is fascinated by change and transformation. Rather than offering to help remove their insular quality, ''Crucible'' has instead suggested that it would aid the Freeborn to recover their wealth if they ''embrace'' the changes they have experienced, and look for the new opportunities that the islands might present. The ''Great Work'' claims that the islands are one expression of the true nature of the Freeborn. ''"What are islands, but great ships of stone? Homes afloat upon the sea, encircled by the waters that bear them up to the sky. To live on an island is to dwell upon the sea. What could be more Freeborn than that?"''		Lutomysla has spent some time in discussions with the servants of [[Azoth\|the Rebis]]. This esoteric serpent is fascinated by change and transformation. Rather than offering to help remove their insular quality, ''Crucible'' has instead suggested that it would aid the Freeborn to recover their wealth if they ''embrace'' the changes they have experienced, and look for the new opportunities that the islands might present. The ''Great Work'' claims that the islands are one expression of the true nature of the Freeborn. ''"What are islands, but great ships of stone? Homes afloat upon the sea, encircled by the waters that bear them up to the sky. To live on an island is to dwell upon the sea. What could be more Freeborn than that?"''

Hailmur: /* Defending the Islands */

2026-04-13T12:06:39Z

Defending the Islands

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	More importantly, calling the corsairs to fight to defend the islands, even for a single season, would mean a loss of trade. Taxes in both Madruga and Feroz would fall - reducing the money flowing to the Imperial treasury by six thrones in the season immediately following the call.		More importantly, calling the corsairs to fight to defend the islands, even for a single season, would mean a loss of trade. Taxes in both Madruga and Feroz would fall - reducing the money flowing to the Imperial treasury by six thrones in the season immediately following the call.

	Crucially, the corsairs themselves would lose all their income for the season, unless the guerdon were made available to them in exchange for their efforts. Corsairs who regularly attend Anvil would find themselves with nothing but their personal income the following season - all the corsairs in the Brass Coast would lose out in the same way. They would cheerfully shoulder that burden to protect their homes for a season or two, but if they were being called to defend the islands every season and there was no enemy in sight, they would soon lose patience to match their lost profits.		Crucially, the corsairs themselves would lose all their income for the season, unless the guerdon were made available to them in exchange for their efforts. Corsairs who regularly attend Anvil and sailed to the defence of the islands would find themselves with nothing but their personal income the following season - all the corsairs in the Brass Coast would lose out in the same way. They would cheerfully shoulder that burden to protect their homes for a season or two, but if they were being called to defend the islands every season and there was no enemy in sight, they would soon lose patience to match their lost profits.

	==Counting the Coins==		==Counting the Coins==

Hailmur: /* Old Rope */

2026-03-16T16:16:37Z

Old Rope

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	There is a set of outstanding opportunities to build new shipyards, which could cut costs and, in some cases, save precious time. It would require 10 wains of white granite, 10 wains of weirwood and 20 crowns to [[Elosian_Architect#Further_Opportunities\|expand the existing facilities at Elos into a new shipyard]], and the Empire could commission a navy as soon as the work began, potentially allowing them to launch a new navy a season earlier.		There is a set of outstanding opportunities to build new shipyards, which could cut costs and, in some cases, save precious time. It would require 10 wains of white granite, 10 wains of weirwood and 20 crowns to [[Elosian_Architect#Further_Opportunities\|expand the existing facilities at Elos into a new shipyard]], and the Empire could commission a navy as soon as the work began, potentially allowing them to launch a new navy a season earlier.

	~~The same~~ opportunity exists to [[~~The_power_behind_our_moves~~#~~Atalaya~~\|~~expand the docks at~~ Atalya]]. It would ~~again~~ cost 10 wains of white granite, 10 wains of weirwood and 20 crowns to create a shipyard here, and work could start on a new navy in the same season the shipyard was being built. Any facility here would be exposed to attack from the Grendel, but it would be a bold restatement of the Freeborn commitment to control their own destiny and their own waters. Given the destruction of the Shining Pillar at the hands of the Children of Wrecks, it would help to raise sentiment across the Coast.		A similar opportunity exists to expand the docks at [[Madruga#The_Atalaya_Shipyards_(Ruined)\|Atalya]], given that Miroslav's seawall still exists. This would cost 10 wains of white granite, 10 wains of weirwood, and 20 crowns to create a shipyard here, and work could start on a new navy in the same season the shipyard was being built. Any facility here would be exposed to attack from the Grendel, but it would be a bold restatement of the Freeborn commitment to control their own destiny and their own waters. Given the destruction of the Shining Pillar at the hands of the Children of Wrecks, it would help to raise sentiment across the Coast.

	Unfortunately, the Elos docks are currently in the control of the Grendel, and Atalya Harbour was seized by the Wreckers. The Children of Wrecks navy might be gone, but the pirates still control Free Landing, at least for now. Nothing could be done with either of them until they are back in Imperial control, and Lutomysla warns that it's impossible to know what state the docks will be in by the time the Empire does reclaim them.		Unfortunately, the Elos docks are currently in the control of the Grendel, and Atalya Harbour was seized by the Wreckers. The Children of Wrecks navy might be gone, but the pirates still control Free Landing, at least for now. Nothing could be done with either of them until they are back in Imperial control, and Lutomysla warns that it's impossible to know what state the docks will be in by the time the Empire does reclaim them.

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	At least that is true in Free Landing. The situation in the Cazar Straits is a little more complicated. The entire territory suffered under the brutal rule of the Grendel governor Rahab. Constantly provoked by Freeborn partisans, the tyrant squeezed his holdings harder and harder with each new assault, desperate to try to replenish his dwindling coffers. He is gone now, but much of the territory, including the Straits, has been left [[Region_qualities#Impoverished\|impoverished]] as a result. [[Region_qualities#Abandoned\|Abandoned]] and [[Region_qualities#Underpopulated\|underpopulated]], there seems to be little hope for the region to recover.		At least that is true in Free Landing. The situation in the Cazar Straits is a little more complicated. The entire territory suffered under the brutal rule of the Grendel governor Rahab. Constantly provoked by Freeborn partisans, the tyrant squeezed his holdings harder and harder with each new assault, desperate to try to replenish his dwindling coffers. He is gone now, but much of the territory, including the Straits, has been left [[Region_qualities#Impoverished\|impoverished]] as a result. [[Region_qualities#Abandoned\|Abandoned]] and [[Region_qualities#Underpopulated\|underpopulated]], there seems to be little hope for the region to recover.
	<div style="float:right; width: 200px; clear: right;">{{CaptionedImage\|caption=The Rebis is fascinated by transformation, and already has an interest in the Brass Coast thanks to the [[Madruga#Crucible\|Crucible]] in Madruga]].\|file=Crucible.png\|align=right\|width=200}}</div>		<div style="float:right; width: 200px; clear: right;">{{CaptionedImage\|caption=The Rebis is fascinated by transformation, and already has an interest in the Brass Coast thanks to the [[Madruga#Crucible\|Crucible]] in Madruga.\|file=Crucible.png\|align=right\|width=200}}</div>
	Lutomysla has spent some time in discussions with the servants of [[Azoth\|the Rebis]]. This esoteric serpent is fascinated by change and transformation. Rather than offering to help remove their insular quality, ''Crucible'' has instead suggested that it would aid the Freeborn to recover their wealth if they ''embrace'' the changes they have experienced, and look for the new opportunities that the islands might present. The ''Great Work'' claims that the islands are one expression of the true nature of the Freeborn. ''"What are islands, but great ships of stone? Homes afloat upon the sea, encircled by the waters that bear them up to the sky. To live on an island is to dwell upon the sea. What could be more Freeborn than that?"''		Lutomysla has spent some time in discussions with the servants of [[Azoth\|the Rebis]]. This esoteric serpent is fascinated by change and transformation. Rather than offering to help remove their insular quality, ''Crucible'' has instead suggested that it would aid the Freeborn to recover their wealth if they ''embrace'' the changes they have experienced, and look for the new opportunities that the islands might present. The ''Great Work'' claims that the islands are one expression of the true nature of the Freeborn. ''"What are islands, but great ships of stone? Homes afloat upon the sea, encircled by the waters that bear them up to the sky. To live on an island is to dwell upon the sea. What could be more Freeborn than that?"''