Board Thread:The Last Sovereign Discussion/@comment-32073823-20170528065355

As we all should know by now, Iris is running the show and the Incubus Emperor is waiting to unleash his powers on something. As her "opening move" she chose  "Plan F". I would like to share my thoughts on this before we actually get a taste of what is going on, as well as discuss with you all how our different choices of moving troops (via the house of petitions) may effect what happens during the rest of this chapter.

Plan F The Double Entendre

Basically, if we look at the map of arclent  http://thelastsovereign.wikia.com/wiki/File:Arclent.png We see 3 points of attack, Aram, Yhilin, and Ardoheim. It is not inconceivable that Iris's plan involves attacking on 3 fronts which would prevent anyone from moving in on their territory and getting behind them. Whether or not they attack all 3 simultaneously is debatable, because a disaster at any one front could cost them the war, so I believe we can safely rule that out. It is more likely, in my opinion, that they will try to distract at one location, to lure their enemies into a preemptive attack on a second front, where a well armed and prepared group will deliver a crushing defeat and then begin their march. To this end, I have fortified both borders, as oppose to strengthening either the aram or ardoheim side to the max, and invest in infrastructure to allow for increased mobility as the war develops.

The second part of this "Plan F" is Feroholm. We know that the area never really recovered from the war and that many battles were fought there and that when the Arsehole launched a half-assed attack (much like his orgy at the gathering) it was a massive flop. So using their northern distraction, Iris will strike here to enter the heart of enemy territory and also make a move to fulfill the crownjob the Emperor was once thirsting for! Being that her previous attack, due to the Arsehole's irascible nature, gave her no time to prepare, I believe she may be looking to redeem the past failure, and also to fully extend their control to those border regions, as this would also force the neighbouring nations to move troops, thinning out their defences. By having the ability to move troops quickly (via infrastructure) and by having troops already positioned on the border, I believe Yhilin will stand a much better chance of not being destoryed, and Simon can then intervene much faster should their allies (?) need assistance.

There is also a sort of wildcard to the whole thing, the Incubus Emperor himself! No one knows how strong he is, but we can safely say, he is juiced up! Yarra barely managed to not get captured by him. He is strong enough that a most of a united continent only managed to hold him off with massive casualties. And he is erratic as fuck! A dangerous, tempermental, steroid pumped jerkoff, waving a big stick around can cause massive damage if you let him loose, so it will be awesome to see what he actually does!

On top of all that, there is the information provided by Esthera and the seeds Iris has grown. The Emperor is clearly impatient, so Iris must be planning to make a big first move, and what better way to do it than corrupting enemy troops and having them turn on their own countries.

It is very difficult to say where and when, but eventually simon is going to have to have a showdown with the emperor, but under what circumstances, with which party, and after how long of a war?

Also just for the sake of interest. My orc army is quantity 115, with quality 15, please add yours as well.

Cheers 