there's always debate, but EA C'tis is a nation which can effectively use a bless if that's their thing.  Dancers are sweet with W9 (and you can take some air to offer some arrow protection), and many sacred summons and mages.  Well W9 doesn't matter much to mages, unless you are thuging them.

Now I don't know what anyone did, but I do enjoy speculating.  It's not beyond the realm of possibilty for C'Tis to take a bless.  Certainly they are better with it than Caelum, in my opinion anyway

I suppose I should have put Sauro in there with the possible big blesses, but I'm not that familiar with them, and I don't like their blessable units that much compared to other stuff in their line up.  Though to be sure, blessed cav is always a nice thing

Do blesses only come from your initial Pretender paths or can you improve your bless by empowering your Pretender during the game?

If you have an air mage with the appropriate research, you can make your hydras fly.

Your bless is set at pretender creation. Increased paths due to empowering or decreased paths due to pretender death will not affect the bless.

Oh damn... maybe I shouldn't have said that

louist doesn't read this thread anymore though

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In other News: Sages forecast trouble for Ulmian's abroad as serveral yet unnamed nations have taken offense at the Ulmite suggestion that some people just "suck" at crafting items. Tension rises as an Ulmite trader was seen being thrown into a reportedly vile bog by a mob of angry C'thisian locals when he tried to sell them magical hammers to build their "hovels" with.

Next up on the Astral Currents: Philosopher Nikoleaus and Sceptic Hera discuss the benefits of magical hammers on your life. Miracle or magic bean? You be the judge in our exclusive live debate!

Abysia offers no comment to the speculation regarding the persuasions, magical or otherwise, of our pretender Joe and his prophet Jake.  It's not what you think, what with your "rainbows" and all.  Joe's just an average guy, you know?  And Jake his average demonbred heterosexual life partner.  They like (hot) pizza, (hot) beer, and sacrificing blood slaves, just like anyone else.  Sure, Joe's dabbled in some magic, but who hasn't these days?

Really, it's all these cursed lava-born hooligans running around, trying to make him their "Lord and Protector."  "Oh great Joe," they grovel, "Our last leader Arges [from the Elementalists game] was so terrible.  He just didn't understand what it really means to be an Abysian.  He was too busy bashing things, and always looking at you with that single eye... They say he didn't even like lava baths!  What kind of an Abysian doesn't like a nice, relaxing lava bath?"

All Joe ever wanted was peace and quiet, so he could do his horrible demon-breeding experiments (on weekdays only).  And then maybe even take a nice lava bath in the afternoons...  But no, forced into a leadership role, now he's become embroiled in a war for ultimate godhood.  And if he doesn't fight, the Abysians are sure to get pummeled by some fleshy, puny, freezing-cold-loving nonsense race of pitiful eagle people or something.  Sigh.  What is the world coming to?

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Breaking News: A diplomatic row has ensued between Ulm and Abyssia as Ulmite diplomats on the scene suggested the Abyssian dread overlord has a rainbow like persuasion when selecting mates. This escalation comes in an already heated episode of exchanges between the two as Abyssia contended the need for Ulmian magical hammers, a time tested tradition of Ulmite life. Critics are left to wonder: Why then the voracious appetite for virgins?

In other News: Ulmian trader not thrown into bog! Instead was fed to an impoverished houshold of lizardlings after trying to peddle magical hammers to the locals. Ulmite ambassadors have not yet commented on the tragedy as a C'this spokesperson proudly explained the event leading several nations to doubt Ulmite resolve in the face of looming conflict.

Next up on the Astral Currents: Abyssian succession in danger? Will the dread overlord ever spawn a brood? Philospher Ulyses shines a lantern onto the problem that is surely occupying the minds of all foreign policy managers, businessmen and virgin traffickers. Is there a danger of civil war in the case of an untimely demise? You be the judge! 

Yeah, I thought there was an 'auto' host (not quick host) which used the turn timer.  There isn't, so I just put a big extension on this turn, but quickhost stayed on.

So if turns come in the game will still go. 

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It is expected, various heat loving nations are taking shots at the lowly Ulmish smiths.  Understandable considering how difficult it is to remain in an even temper when it's just so damn hot outside.  Cold blooded?  Born in a volcano?  Well, it's insane the excuses these lizards and lava people will come up with.  In Ulm children are born in the middle of the forest on a winters night, given a putty knife and told if they can make it to 13 they can come in the village.  A most civilized approach to child rearing.  No eggs to sit on, no puddles of lava to clean up.

Shadow Noob rides the rainbow, there's no shame in that.  Granted, he has a large retinue of Warrior Maidens, Steel Maidens, and Sword Maidens. to look after.  No wonder the smiths are working overtime, banging out trinkets to give as gifts to all these excellent ladies.  Just... well... it can get expensive keeping your harem happy.  So Ulm would appreciate some understanding in these tough financial times (if you look at the gold table) and please stop eating our emissaries or throwing them in volcanoes.  They are just out looking for a deal to keep the ladies back at home happy.

Ulm is thinking of hosting this years 'Rainbow Power' convention, so if you're interested drop an RSVP and we'll send the province details and cost once we're done dealing with some rogue elephants who keep crapping all over our nice forests.

OOC  May I kindly request a 24 extension for this move (turn 4) as my interent is temporally down.  I am arrainging a temporary workaround.  I can do the turns via someone else's PC for a few days, should have permission, if I use a flash drive to transport the turn files back and forth.  It will take a day to set it up.  (I late afternoon tomorrow - Friday). 

EDIT: BTW, the server says the next turn is due by july 19th.   Have i misunderstood, or missed something?  

kindest regards,   -elana 

No, I screwed up pushing out the date to accommodate tophats trip, but yeah, you have plenty of time to do turn 4

Once tophat is back we'll get back to the 24h host time.

Sorry for that massive delay (23 hours!) on turn four. Slipped my mind this morning, and I completely forgot after that