(2) Kingdom Funding

To make a kingdom a group will require Building Points (BP), which represents money, labour, goods, effort and resources.  To get BP, the PCs will have to look to groups within Brevoy for funding and decide who to ally with and who to spurn...

 

After some dining, enquiries and much soul searching the PCs ended up with 103 BP!

 

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Financer Name

Offer    - how much BP the financer will give to the group and any other support that they can grant to a kingdom

Stated   - what the financer wants in exchange for their support
Hidden - the favour the financer is planning to ask for in the future, but they won't mention it until the time is right                 [not shown in the entries below]
Delayed - the favour the financer isn’t thinking about right now, but will ask for, once the kingdom becomes successful    [not shown in the entries below]

[The group can take either a (Lesser Offer) or a (Greater Offer) from the same financer, but not both – they can of course choose neither.]

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(Offer was accepted)  Swordlords

The swordlords are represented by their most skilled member, Lady Jamandi Aldori, a tall silver-haired half-elf who appears stern and business-like for the most part, with a wry sense of humour, but can be passionate in conversations that have meaning to her.

Offer:  10 BP

Stated: Create a stable territory in the stolen lands, ruled by the party and not by the Dragonscale Throne, thus remaining free from its decrees and mandates [done]

 

(Offer was accepted)  Swordlords  (an Additional Offer)

Offer:   5 BP

Stated: Keep the Swordlords involvement a secret from House Surtova [done]

Stated: Must not make any deals with House Surtova [done]

Stated: Develop an Aldori duelling school (same stats as Barracks) in the capital city within 5 years [done]



NOBLE HOUSES

 

House Garess

Lord Walder is shrewd but desperate.  Walder is Howlan Garess’s father-in-law and currently in his bad books and so seeks to get a good deal to improve his current standing by making good investments

Offer:  3 BP, Embassy Edict with House Garess, provides half the cost of 1 Smithy and 1 Foundry built within the Capital

Stated: House Garess gains the sole rights to process metals and minerals from the PCs kingdom for a period of 50 years – no trade deals can be formed with any other party regarding this material

Stated: Must build a Foundry within the Kingdom’s capital within 3 years

Hidden:  Walder’s stonemason will send back word of the layouts, weaknesses and secrets of any buildings designed for the PCs

 

(Offer was accepted)  House Lebeda

Elanna Lebeda, the oldest child of the House is just out of her teenage years but already has an outstanding level of knowledge and experience in negotiating and politics.  She can sense the sincerity and inexperience of new negotiators and tends not to take advantage of them

Offer:  4 BP, Embassy Edict with House Lebeda, provides half the cost of 1 Pier

Stated: Must claim a hex containing a substantial body of water within 2 years [done]

 

House Lodovka

Petrov Lodovka is a human in his late-50s with many scars across his face and body, including around his neck when he was once tried for piracy.  He is the second cousin of Lord Kozak.

Offer:  9 BP, Embassy Edict with House Lodovka, provides half the cost of 1 Pier

Stated: Must not make any deals with House Orlovsky

Stated: Must have accepted an offer from the Church of Gorum

Stated: Must grant a council role to Gleb Lodovka (nephew of Lord Kozak)

Hidden: Gleb Lodovka (CE Antipaladin of Gorum 7) is a hothead looking to immerse himself and everyone around him into conflict and war.  It is for his troublesome nature that his own family want to send him away to the south

 

(Offer was accepted)  House Medvyed

Lord Garl Brezeki and his wife Genevieve Medvyed-Brezeki are both here due to Genevieve having previously grown up in New Steven.  Garl wants to hunt, feast and dote on his two-year old daughter, Ginnie, but Genevieve is the one who has an eye for politics.

Offer:  5 BP, Embassy Edict with House Medvyed, provides half the cost of 1 Stockyard

Stated: Must have accepted an offer from the Church of Erastil [done]

Hidden: If the ruler of the kingdom has a blood tie to House Medvyed the House will insist on an arranged marriage between the ruler and a young member of House Medvyed that is not in the succession line [in process]

 

(Offer was accepted)  House Orlovsky

Prezzo Orlovsky is the son of  the head of House Orlovsky and appears to be a quiet bespectacled man, carefully observing his surroundings and his potential allies and enemies.

Offer:  10 BP, Embassy Edict with House Orlovsky, provides half the cost of 1 Guildhall

Stated: Must not make any deals with House Surtova [done]

Stated: Must not make any deals with House Lodovka [done]

Hidden: House Orlovsky dearly wants to deprive House Surtova of another political ally and so will renegotiate up to 20 BP if they know it’ll secure an alliance with the newest kingdom [done]

 

House Surtova

Nirion Surtova is a charming man with slicked-back dark hair and angular features.  He is a cousin to King Noleski Surtova and seems at ease conversing with most people

Offer:  30 BP, Treaty Edict with House Surtova, provides the full cost of a Garrison within the capital

Stated: Form a treaty between the PCs kingdom and House Surtova, resulting in a formal declaration of friendship with the house and recognising Noleski Surtova as the official King of Brevoy.  In turn the PCs are officially considered to be true nobles of a Brevoy Colony

Stated: Grant Nirion Surtova (and any subsequent successors) permission to carry out House Surtova’s business in the kingdom with full diplomatic immunity

Hidden: The PCs and their Kingdom suffer a -2 penalty to all social rolls made concerning Restov, the Swordlords, House Garess and House Orlovsky

Hidden: The vast majority of guards or militia stationed at the Garrison will be loyal to House Surtova first and foremost

Hidden: If the ruler of the kingdom has a blood tie to House Surtova, Nirion will talk to them alone and convince them to sign up to their offer and grant more rights to the House in exchange for an increase in personal wealth.  Refusal will result in an assassination attempt within the month.



CHARTER HOLDERS

(Offer was accepted)  Maegar Varn of Varnhold

A stout and friendly middle-aged man with a small child in a purpose on his back and a curved sword sheathed at his side, not many would realise that the family man before them is a low-ranked Swordlord with impressive sword skills and a sociable manner

Offer:   none (due to currently building Varnhold)

Stated: Would like to establish diplomatic relations with the promise of future commercial deals and possibly secure a promise of marriage to keep good strong relations [in process]

 

Baron Hannis Drelev of Fort Drelev

A sullen and conceited young noble that doesn’t like being beholden to others, Hannis is annoyed that other groups have been given a charter to allow them to build a kingdom and dislikes the prospect of someone succeeding where he might fail.  As such he acts curt and does not engage in conversation unless the group bring out his competitive nature, which results in him striving to build bigger and better than his competition

Offer:   none (due to fortifying Fort Drelev)

Stated: none



NOBLES

Count Addar Arnovski
A broad-shouldered retired general with an impressive beard, the count owns a substantial portion of the riverfront and warehouses in Restov
Offer:   6 BP
Stated: Grant Count Arnovski permission to create a loch system to bypass the falls and rapids along the Shrike and open it as an alternative to the boggard-infested Sellen.  Count Arnovski will retain all shipping rights along this river system
Hidden: Count Arnovski is a prominent agitator in Restov, descended from old Rostlandic stock.  He wants to entice House Surtova to send forces against the PCs Kingdom, giving ‘Rostland’ an opportunity to rebel while the ‘Issian’ army is otherwise engaged

 

Count Dhavern Mollarch

A thin man with a snow-white moustache, unfailingly polite, Count Mollarch comes from an offshoot-branch of House Medvyed, who owns the Gronzi Lumber Consortium.
Offer:   5 BP
Stated: Grant logging rights to the Narlmarches
Hidden: The Consortium has garnished a reputation for efficiency, with little regard for the health of the forests they harvest.  Wise rulers should make sure to extract promises of replanting and control over affected areas in the Narlmarches

 

(Offer was accepted)  Lady Aria Vellara

A beautiful elven noblewoman, Lady Vellara is well-versed in politics and has previously acted as a counsellor to another kingdom.  She seeks the opportunity to buy cheap land and to start a vineyard
Offer:   4 BP, her political advice  (will accept a council role if offered one)
Stated: Negotiate with and grant Lady Vellara a hex of her choosing within two spaces from the capital.  This hex is Aria’s to do with as she pleases and does not count towards the kingdom’s size, granting no benefits or penalties to the kingdom [done]
Hidden: Lady Vellara is a skilled diplomat and a potential spy for the PCs and is very capable of finding out the ‘hidden’ objectives of others, if made helpful [done]

 

Lady Jerribeth Sy

An elven patron of the arts, Jerribeth bores of the scene in Rostland seeks somewhere new and exciting to enjoy herself
Offer:  3 BP  (will accept a council role if offered one)
Stated: Negotiate with and grant Lady Jerribeth a hex within two spaces from the capital.  This hex is Jerribeth’s to do with as she pleases and does not count towards the kingdom’s size, granting no benefits or penalties to the kingdom
Hidden:  Jerribeth is not an Elf, but a Leanan Sidhe eager for new artists to ‘inspire’.  She will seek skilled artisans and offer them tokens of her favour but drains their health over time.  If she comes to trust a spellcasting PC she may offer a ‘spell blessing’ contract; she will grant them the ability to recall up to 6 spells/slots each day but will drain 1 point of constitution each time they do this (can do 6x Lv1, 2x Lv3, 1x Lv6, etc each day)

 

(Offer was accepted)  Lady Nina Kitalla

A fragile old woman with dishevelled hair and an elegant but moth-eaten gown, Lady Kitalla represents old money in Brevoy and uses her wealth to pursue her particular brand of philanthropy
Offer:  6 BP  (will accept a council role if offered one)
Stated: Lady Kitalla uses her wealth for various eccentric activities in her somewhat demented old age, including her favourite: Fae equality.  The Kingdom must grant citizenship to all Fae, extending to them the same protection and legal rights as a human would enjoy, treating them equal to all others in the laws of the land.  Lady Kitalla wants assurances that the PCs will not just take her money and then change the laws when convenient and may seek a position on the council if possible [done]

 

(Offer was accepted)  Lord Mayor Ioseph Sellemius

The Lord Mayor of Restov is a fat jovial man whose merry manner disguises a keen mind seeking to juggle the interests of a bustling city, powerful nobles and Swordlords prickly with pride. He sees a timely opportunity to do some business and secure a safer border
Offer:  5 BP, provides half the cost of building a single direct road (see below)
Stated: Build a road to connect the Kingdom’s capital to Restov (the cost of building a direct road (with no deviations) is half the normal cost, for this purpose only) [done]
Stated: Establish a Trade Edict with Restov; the edict is automatically successful and does not require any trade checks, but will not grant the benefits that would be gained from making a successful series of checks [done]
Stated: Build a Market within 2 years [done]

 

 

 

RELIGIONS

 

Church of Abadar  (Lesser Offer)  [god of cities, law and wealth]

First Banker Vidrim thinks expanding civilization into the Stolen Lands would be for the good of all, but investments requires compensation, especially for ventures such as these

Offer:   5 BP

Stated: The kingdom’s alignment must be non-chaotic

Stated: Build a Temple to Abadar within 5 years

Hidden: Never let the tax level be "none"

 

Church of Abadar  (Greater Offer)

Offer:   10 BP

Stated: The kingdom’s alignment must be lawful

Stated: Build a Temple to Abadar within 3 years

Hidden: Never let the tax level be "none" or the 2nd lowest level

 

(Offer was accepted)  Church of Erastil  [god of family, farming and hunting]

Orin and Fenna Nesterov worry that in a civil war it will be the common folk who suffer most. They are eager to see that the interests of the common folk are represented in the new kingdom

Offer:  6 BP, provides half the cost of 1 Granary in each settlement

Stated: Rebuild the Temple of the Elk within 3 years and grant it to the Church of Erastil [done]

Stated: Must not make any deals with the Church of Abadar [done]

Stated: Must not make any deals with the Church of Gorum [done]

 

Church of Gorum  (Lesser Offer)  [god of battle and strength]

Ratibor the Shatterer, a warrior dwarf, looks forward to the coming civil war and any hostilities a newly founded kingdom might initiate

Offer:   5 BP

Stated: The kingdom’s Marshal or General role must be occupied by a follower of Gorum

Delayed: Once Ovinrbaane is discovered it must be returned to the Church of Gorum

 

Church of Gorum  (Greater Offer)

Offer:   10 BP

Stated: The kingdom’s Marshal or General role must be occupied by a Cleric or Paladin of Gorum

Stated: The kingdom’s alignment must be non-lawful

Delayed: Once Ovinrbaane is discovered it must be returned to the Church of Gorum

Delayed: If war threatens to break out, the Church insists that the kingdom must not use diplomacy to diffuse the situation and that armies should instead be raised

 

(Offer was accepted)  Church of Hanspur  [minor god of travel and the waterways]

Mal is a prophet of freedom, a charismatic man whose followers are reborn through drowning. He has a creed: find a crew, get a raft, keep floating.

Offer:  5 BP, a High Priest for a council role (optional)

Stated: The kingdom must allow the worship of Hanspur and grant his followers the same rights as any other legal worshipper, prosecuting any who persecute Hanspur’s worship [done]

Stated: The kingdom must not allow the construction of any dams on their waterways [done]

Hidden: In one month the other Churches will discover this deal.  Unless diplomatic efforts are made Abadar/Erastil will withdraw their support from the Kingdom (generating 1d4 Unrest for each church) [done]

 

(Offer was accepted)  Church of Pharasma  [goddess of death, fate and rebirth]

Intercessor Urban is a quiet man, almost demure.  He had not considered the idea of sending out some young Sexton into these wayward lands, but, is not Pharasma’s influence everywhere?

Offer:   5 BP

Stated: Never raise your tax level to the highest level [done]

 

(Offer was accepted)  Church of Pharasma (Order of Repose)

Offer:   3 BP

Stated: The kingdom must outlaw necromancy and pass a law stating that undead creatures are to be destroyed on sight.  The Order should have a free hand in carrying out this mission anywhere within the kingdom

Hidden: Never raise your tax level to the 2nd highest level [done]

Delayed: After the kingdom gains an official "kingdom" status, the church realises it wants a more direct presence and asks for a Temple to be built

 

Church of Sarenrae [goddess of healing, redemption and the sun]

The tiefling Tu-An is a firebrand. A populist, she has wandered the land spreading the gospel of Sarenrae’s redeeming light.  She has a small following, but worries that the lords and powers-that-be will try to chase her band of misfits, monsters, paupers and “troublemakers” out of Restov

Offer:   5 BP

Stated: The kingdom must build a Shrine to Sarenrae

Stated: The kingdom’s rulers, council and enforcers cannot torture any being, living or otherwise

Stated: The kingdom’s rulers, council and enforcers must entreat with monstrous races first rather than putting them straight to the sword

 

(Offer was accepted)  Priests of Bolka  [dwarven goddess of marriage]

A squat female dwarf named Boelin takes your palm and looks at it with curiosity

Offer:   2 BP, provides half the cost for one Temple of Bolka in the kingdom’s capital

Stated: The kingdom’s Ruler or Consul must be wed within two years [in process]

Delayed: All council members must take husbands/wives within 10 years or Bolka will withdraw her support

 

Priests of Razmir  [the living god]

Egarthis is a smart and charming man, but notably ugly.  He would like to promote the worship of Razmir, a human-turned-God that still walks amongst mortals in the River Kingdoms to the West and hopes to advance the faith enough that his God might one day visit this new kingdom

Offer:   4 BP

Stated: The kingdom must allow the worship of Razmir

Stated: Grant ‘2 Lots’ worth of building space within the kingdom’s capital to the rising clerics so they can build a temple upon it (a cost that they will pay, rather than the kingdom).

Hidden: [see ‘Masks of the Living God’ adventure]

 

Priests of Torag  [dwarven god of the forge, law and protection]

A grizzled dwarven cleric named Oskar Moradin has been sent to the negotiations

Offer:  5 BP, provides half the cost of construction of 1 Smithy and 1 Watchtower in settlements where none exist

Stated: The worship of Rovagug must be outlawed

Stated: One of the council’s roles must be given to a member of the Church of Torag

Stated: No council role must be given to a worshipper of Sarenrae (“forgiveness is weakness”)

Stated: The kingdom must celebrate a famous dwarven battle holiday once per year

Stated: The kingdom’s alignment must be lawful

Delayed: If after 5 years all requirements are met completely the Priests of Torag will assist in the construction of a Cathedral, providing half the cost



OTHERS

 (Offer was accepted)  Children of the West

A Halfling waiter named ‘Kimble’ approaches the PCs during dinner to propose an agreement between their future kingdom and his organisation which seeks to free and house slave Halflings from Cheliax (far to the North) and any other enslaving countries
Offer:   4 BP, provides half the cost for any 1 building in the capital under 50 BP
Stated: Forbid slavery throughout the kingdom and grant asylum to all escaping Halfings (no matter where they come from and their previous history) [done]

Stated: The kingdom’s alignment must be non-evil [done]

Stated: Make a Vassalage Edict (at no cost) within 2 years, granting the founding of a new halfling-based colony within two hexes of the capital

Hidden:  A large number of Halflings in Brevoy will leave their jobs or servitude to move to the colony once founded and will undeniably affect business.  Once the Halfling colony is founded, the PCs and their kingdom suffer a -4 penalty to all social skills with any house, trade group, merchant, business owner and others of this ilk, for the next 36 months.  This penalty is permanent for all dealings with those from Cheliax.

 

(Offer was accepted)  Fanged Legion

Represented by Colonel Sudro Hendrix, The Fanged Legion are a mercenary company made from the remnants of House Rogravia’s para-military policing force.  Although it lacks a lot of resources, the legion has many agents widespread across Brevoy, the Stolen Lands and the River Kingdoms

Offer:   4 BP, a +1 Spymaster bonus
Stated: Grant a safe base of operations to the legion based within the Kingdom’s capital (‘2 lots’) [done]

Stated: Must not make any deals with House Surtova [done]

Hidden: If House Surtova find out about this deal, the PCs and their Kingdom will suffer a permanent -2 penalty to all social rolls made concerning House Surtova, House Lebeda and House Lodovka

 

(Offer was accepted)  Farmers and Merchants of ‘Rostland’ (aka South Brevoy)

Offer:   15 BP, a free Farmland hex within two spaces of the capital (which the kingdom has no control over)(does not have to be adjoined to an existing hex)

Stated:  Grant the group a negotiated hex in which they can cultivate tax-free agricultural goods for export.  This Farmland hex not reduce the Kingdom’s consumption by 2 BP.  The hex cannot be moved or removed, but the hex is part of the kingdom and counts towards its size and the benefits and penalties that this incurs [done]