Channelknight Fadran

Having explored their new home, Astrym begins to build a capital city as a center for their government and a place to keep their airships. They hope to complete it before tensions with any other countries arise. Astrym is a very large country, and they have plenty of resources. So they don't need to worry about food or water shortages. Due to their lack of natural enemies, Astrym focuses on military expansion. They want to become strong enough to defend themselves against anyone who attacks them. They also need to expand their borders to prevent others from invading them. They are too far away from the nearest countries to invade, so they focus on expanding into foreign territory. That was... refreshingly normal. @Nameless

Also @The Bookwyrm

"Yeah. Like a person. We're not the only travelers in these woods."

Round 7 Recap: New Astrym evacuates their lands in search of a new place to live. This goes remarkably well, which is bad because the computer I have MS paint on has contracted a virus of sorts. Nam-Ed invades Quonshi, conquers their land, and commits genocide. Dalrya almost forms a very gay treaty with Siwuulla, but the princess turn out to be bi and runs off with some loser instead. Eshael Navar also expands the map a bit, reaching a land called Kavara. (Is the computer working yet...?) Lynara creates a new holiday. It works! How nice. The Wrizrecans manage to break free of the Ouphamenial Tribunal's rule. Serenitas manages to conquer the Siwuula dynasty and takes over the bloodline with their boring straight son. The Gahestian Empire gets nothing done. The Commune of Vandora develops Dragonsteel and then gets attacked by the Gahestian Empire (sorry). The bi princess of Siwuulla comes back when Not-Luxembourg threatens the dynasty. She winds up turning a god into stone. Realmingsburg creates a medicine to treat insomnia but only have anti-insomniac patients to test it on so they develop a catscanner that kills the patients and then the king slaughters all the scientists and used their research to create an army of unsleeping slaves. Phew Psmithania creates a brand-new anime: My Telekinetic Academia. Siel discovers a power crystal and uses it to build themselves a fleet of skyships. Map: The Sitch: 0021: New Astrym begins evacuating their homeland. Nam-Ed invades Quonshi. Eshael Navar sails west. 0022: The Wrizrecan Empire fights back against their new rulers. Siel discovers a new energy crystal. Psmithania studies telekenesis Dalrya attempts to form a treaty with Siwuulla. The princess of Siwuulla, however, isn't gay enough for this and runs off with some schmuck. 0023: Realmingsburg begins researching a medicine for insomnia. The Commune of Vandora manufactures Dragonsteel and shares it with the Gahestian Empire. The Gahestian Empire is mean and invades the Commune of Vandora. 0024: Lynara creates a brand-new holiday celebrating kindness and purple. It works! 0025: New Astrym discovers a new continent. Eshael Navar also discovers a new continent. Not-Luxembourg threatens the Siwuullan dynasty with their monsters. This causes the Bi Princess of Siwuulla to come out of hiding. Serenitas invades Siwuulla and takes over the kingdom, forcing the princess to marry into their family to secure their rule.

The king of Siel orders his personal guard to train with the flyers while the engineers and explorers continue researching skyships. The explorers discover an island full of mysterious, glowing crystals. The king sends the engineers to investigate the crystals, while the guardsman join the explorers on their journey. By chance, they all end up stranded on the same island. The king, however, does not want anyone to know where his son is, and forbids the explorers to leave. Unable to escape, the explorers decide to stay on the island indefinitely. A few months later, a group of young scouts arrive at the island. The scouts are sent to explore the area, but they are quickly captured by the king's guardsmen. Meanwhile, the scouts' captain manages to smuggle his crew off the island before they are killed. The guardsman, however, isn't so lucky. He is too slow to escape, and ends up trapped on the island with the rest of the explorers. The king meets with the captain, and decides to show him his secret laboratory. The king shows the explorer the crystal that has been powering his fleet of skyships. It is a powerful source of energy, and could provide Siel with endless power. But the king doesn't intend on giving up this valuable asset. If the explorer refuses to help him, the king will kill his entire crew. The captain reluctantly agrees to work with the king, and helps him produce more of these crystals. Eventually, Siel produces enough crystals to start building their own fleet of skyships. Essentially, this is a really wraparound way of saying "it worked!"

"Certainly don't stop."

*Casts Restore* I finished the Crimson Flower playthrough! I'd started it before but could never beat it. This time I clocked that stupid dragon lady over the head right and good. I also carefully crafted each support so as to best benefit my foolish desire for character ships...

@Tani

As Psmithania pivots towards research, they invest in their math and pscience programs, hoping to find more efficient ways of using the raw materials they have available. Their goal is to create more advanced weaponry in case they are attacked in the future. They also fund the development of a new technology: telekinesis. Telekineticists study how objects move through space, and apply this knowledge to their own bodies. By manipulating their muscles and organs, they can send messages from one part of their body to another. Unfortunately, telepathy is still considered a taboo subject, and any telekinetic who is discovered risks being ostracized by society. In order to protect their telekinetic children, the parents hide them away in remote villages. These children learn to use their powers for good instead of evil. Many years later, the entire population of Psmithania comes together to celebrate the first anniversary of their telekinetic school. Looks like you've established a Telekinetic Academy! Good job!

@Shining Silhouette

Vance was already squinting at the sight of smoke. "Doesn't look particularly out-of-place to me."

Quendi ignored her companion, continuing to address the Wanderer. “You don’t strike me as the sort to respect something as simple as an understanding. What proof do I have that you’ll keep your word?” @The Wandering Wizard

“Yet you still seem far from content.”

"I cannot speak to the others' future intent, but I don't plan to harm these woods any further."

It's a long one hoooooo boy...

“If they don’t do anything until someone bonds them, then how did you guys figure out how to bond them in the first place?”

“North it is!” Vance led the way.