City of Flowena national focus tree/scriptoutput
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New Year's Resolution
The patricians of Flowena knew something odd was happening with the mayor when he refused to attend their grand New Year's celebration, despite its lavish buffet. Before he had always eagerly joined and gorged on the food, so some suspected he was ill. However, he assured that he was feeling better than ever and promised he'd explain everything shortly after the next year had begun.
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Boost The Economy!
While Flowena's economy is steadily growing, we are still far behind more advanced nations who have fully industrialized. Our mayor knows exactly what to do to strengthen our economy and ensure rapid modernization.
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Expand Education!
The mayor's father and predecessor, Bronzino the Magnificent, introduced free public education to all citizens of Flowena, greatly increasing literacy rates even among the poor. He also granted scholarships and patronage to promising students, who now work in our manufactories and schools, putting their skills to use. Chocolat will follow his example.
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Reform The Militia!
Flowena has no standing army and relies on mercenaries and militiagriffs for defence, but it might not be enough to ensure the city's safety if war erupts. Our mayor will take swift and decisive action to make our militia truly mighty!
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A New Construction Project
The mayor wishes to invest the funds in the treasury into a new, huge construction project. There are two proposals, both of which could be greatly beneficial for our city.
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Negotiate With Pomovarra
Our relations with Pomovarra are strained at best and they do not recognize our independence. The mayor wishes to not only improve our relations, but seek cooperation and understanding between our nations. He is preparing for a personal visit across the border to "establish peace that will last a thousand years".
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General Strike!
It seems the labourers of Flowena have ran out of patience. Inspired by the syndicalist movement in Skyfall, they are now refusing to work and are protesting on the streets...
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Organize A Party
Chocolat finally admits that he is not the best mayor, but he knows there is one thing he is good at: hosting parties. And that is exactly what he will do! A grand celebration to make everyone happy and calm.
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Impose Quarantine
The mayor knows he has to redeem himself. The best way to accomplish this is by swiftly dealing with the Plague. And that can be done by first shutting the gates, because that's what's always done when plague comes.
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Unleash The Cats
Flowena has many stray cats and some families even own them as pets. Now they can be put to use to hunt down the cursed vermin who brought this terrible disease to our fair city!
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Cleanse It With Fire
It seems nothing can stop it. It spreads and kills without mercy, with no signs of stopping. Desperate times call for desperate deeds.
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Brotherly Reason
Mayor Chocolat's younger brother, Bruno, is currently studying economics in Middenheim. However, now he has heard of what has happened and is coming back home.
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Brothers United
The mayor's brother has promised to aid him, but few if anyone remain hopeful. The two will have to work together and do everything they can to earn the trust of the furious citizenry. Only then can they begin to rebuild Flowena.
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A New Mayor
Finally Chocolat came to his senses and resigned before it was too late! Now a new mayor will be chosen by sortition to lead the city for the coming year.
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Revert Reforms
Soon after taking office, Bruno started working tirelessly to abolish and undo the numerous reforms his brother Chocolat had introduced during his short reign of madness. Both patricians and commoners eagerly await the results.
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Encourage Patrician Investment
The patricians trust Bruno thanks to his economic studies at the University of Middenheim. If he tells them they can profit greatly from investing their wealth instead of having it sit idly in their banks, they will likely believe him.
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 Patrician Investment
With Mayor Bruno's encouragement, the patricians of Flowena have invested some of their substantial wealth in various projects instead of letting the money sit idly on their bank accounts.
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A Deal With Adelart
Like us, Adelart have seceded from a nation of oppressive feudal lords. It is therefore our obligation to help them -- especially because out of desperation they might sign a deal that is profitable for us.
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Rebuild The Western Borough
The Great Fire completely destroyed the western slums, but from the ashes shall rise a brand new borough! The architects already have many ideas for what to build and are preparing to present them to Bruno.
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Modernize Textile Mills
The textile industry is one of the largest sectors of our economy. Weaveries produce cloth that is then coloured with dyes made from flowers grown in our gardens. It is sold for a good profit both to Aquileia and Herzland, but the production methods are becoming outdated. New machines must be imported and manufactories expanded to accomodate them.
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Expand Steel Foundries
With additional funds in the city's treasury and with the support of the banking families, we can expand our foundries so we can process more iron ore imported from Westkeep and greatly increase production rates.
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Abolish Protectionist Laws
During his time at the University of Economics, Bruno learned the power of free, unregulated trade and the benefits it can give to small yet economically strong countries such as Flowena. Now he plans to tear down all barriers to trade and repeal many tax laws. While in the short term we will lose revenue, in the long term we will prosper.
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 The Gold Must Flow
A free economy is a growing economy. Even if we lose revenue from taxes and tariffs, it'll be worth it.
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Build Railway Bridges
Many of our trade goods are still transported on ships up and down the rivers Erne and Pom, but trains are much faster and have larger capacity. With more than enough steel made in our foundries, we can tear down our old bridges and build new ones for trains which will carry our textiles to eastern and northern markets.
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Enter The Arms Market
Not only is our city and its militia in need of weapons, but there is demand abroad as well. And when there is demand, there must be supply to meet it. We can profit greatly in these tumultuous times.
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Mechanization Of Industry
While we have no lack of unskilled labourers to use for doing repetitive tasks, it cannot be denied that modern machines are far better at it than any living beings. Adopting innovations from abroad such as assembly lines and powered tools can greatly increase production rates. This may be expensive, but it will pay for itself.
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Construct The Flowena Airport
As planes see wider use and continually improve, we must expand our infrastructure to accomodate air travel. Thanks to our central location, we could profit from building a civilian airport which could also be used by our own airforce in times of war.
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 Air Travel Hub
Thanks to its position, Flowena's airport has become a stopping and refueling point for aircraft travelling between Aquileia and Herzland.
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Build Cement Factories
Buildings of old were traditionally made out of bricks and wood, but modern constructions require cement, mortar and concrete. We must invest in facilities to produce all these so our construction materials are the best they can be.
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École De Commerce
Because our patricians control the guilds and thus the economy, they must know what they are doing. Founding a School of Business will allow them to receive higher education in business administration and management, which will make them skillful and capable entrepreneurs.
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Fortress Flowena
Long ago, before Grover I's conquest, Flowena was the mightiest bastion in all of Griffonia, famed for its impregnable walls. When the Emperor invaded Aquileia however, he took the fortress with ease by bribing the garrison. Just as his brother hoped, Bruno will now renovate the defences. However, this time the soldiers will receive more than enough pay.
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Practical Applications Of Enchantments
Magic might be good for tricks and such, but it also has economic potential. Enchantments can be used to boost production rates, improve quality of products and reveal new ways to use crystals for mathematical computation. It would therefore be wise to invest in education of magic and found a new faculty at our Business School.
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Negotiate With The Workers
A happy worker is a productive worker who contributes willingly to the economy. Besides, conflict is expensive. There is no reason to waste money when you can just meet with the labourers and come up with a solution that pleases both parties, without giving too many concessions.
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 Limited Labour Rights
While guild membership remains restricted, the common labourers have received some legal protections and have slightly higher salaries.
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Negative Income Tax
Bruno has proposed a radical idea and desires to put it into practice. It is a welfare system where those who earn below a certain amount receive money from the government while those earning above it would pay taxes. The patricians deeply dislike the proposal but the commoners are enthusiastic, especially the poorer ones.
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Open The Gates
Many foreigners have expressed desire to migrate to our city and work here, because of our labour laws and negative income tax. But citizenship has traditionally been hard to obtain. By making it easy, we can attract thousands of immigrants and restore our diminished population to its former levels.
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 Migrant Influx
Our labour laws, welfare system and easily obtainable citizenship make our city a desirable destination for immigrants.
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End Our Rivalry
Bruno's recent reforms have been warmly received by the common populace, but patricians despise them and are turning against him. All except for one family: The House of de Indigo, who are impressed by his generous policies. Bruno knows he needs a powerful ally to secure his position, so perhaps it is time to mend fences.
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Tax Cuts
Chocolat imposed harsh taxes on the populace because of his misguided belief in trickle-down economics. Taxation rates must be returned to their former levels, or else we have a revolt in our claws!
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Invite Educators From Yale
While studying, Bruno met many teachers who taught him well and aided him when he struggled. Now that he has become the mayor of his home city, he can ask for their help once more and offer them well-paying jobs. The frauds hired by Chocolat will all be replaced by capable and experienced teachers.
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Trilingual Education
While Aquileian has always been the official language of our city, we cannot ignore the fact that many migrants come from Herzland and some still speak our native tongue, Pomovarran. To ensure our workers can communicate not only with each other but also their employers, everyone must be taught the basics of each language.
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The Department Of Foreign Affairs
Diplomacy is vital to us if we wish to maintain our independence. A new government department needs to be founded, dedicated to fostering good relations with other nations, strengthening our partnerships and maintaining peace and stability in the region.
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 Department of Foreign Affairs
A governmental department has been founded whose duty is to maintain diplomatic relations with other countries.
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Align With Aquileia
There is no questioning that Aquileia is our fatherland. The patricians of the city speak the language fluently and much of our culture is shared with the other Aquileian regions. While our relationship has been tense in the past, perhaps it is time to put our differences aside.
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The Imperial Threat
The hegemonic imperialists of the north look upon our home with covetuous eyes, wishing to once again control it and force us to learn crude Griffish. We must seek protection from Aquileia, for surely they do not wish to repeat the mistakes of the past and let us fall into the claws of their enemy?
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Embargo The Empire
We have always exported a substantial amount of goods down the river Erne to Herzland, but now it is time to stop feeding the Imperial scum and instead look down south. Aquileian upper class is rather wealthy and would gladly purchase our luxury goods. Not only that, but we should stop giving loans to Herzlanders who go bankrupt anyways.
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Aquileian Only
There is one culture above all, one that is more sophisticated than any other: Aquileian. The language is melodious and beautiful, its speakers are fashionable and well-educated, the cuisine is without peer. Meanwhile Herzlanders are blunt brutes with no sense of humour and poor taste in food and art. Let us be proud of our Aquileian identity!
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 Aquileian Only
Aquileian is the sole official language of the city and any Aquileian aspects of our culture have been magnified. We enjoy fine art and cuisine and look down upon the lesser peoples of the world.
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Untapped Potential
While the economy of Aquileia is not in the best condition, there is no doubt it is growing and could grow much faster. All it needs is an influx of capital and some wise investments. Bruno will motivate our patricians to purchase stocks and real estate at once.
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Invite Aquileian Intellectuals
No one can deny that our city is a fine living place for scholars and scientists. We have many botanical gardens where they can ponder and study in peace, as well as many fine manors which can be repurposed into personal laboratories and rented. Not only that, but Bruno has promised subsidies to support them. Who could refuse an invitation?
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Aquileia's Northeastern Bastion
Long ago, before the rise of the Empire, Flowena was an imposing fortress responsible for guarding the northern border of the Kingdom. While our soldiers failed in their duty due to greed, it will not happen again as we are already wealthier than most Herzlander nobles. May we once more defend our fatherland from foreign invasion!
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 Aquileia's Northeastern Bastion
We once more have our old role as the frontier of the fatherland, the first line of defence which bravely faces any invader. This time we won't accept any bribes, but we will instead fight until the bitter end.
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Cooperate With Aquileian Companies
Aquila, Rila and Pridea are large cities bustling with economic activity, with many prospering companies. We should seek closer relations with them and work more together. They would gladly pay a high price for our steel and coal and in return we could purchase their finished products.
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Aire Urbaine d'Aquileia
It is time we reunite with our Patrie and seek closer integration into Aquileia. We can become an autonomous urban area, under protection of their mighty military and with full access to their markets. All we need to do is send a diplomat requesting they grant us this status.
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Espouse The Empire
It was Emperor Grover III who made us into an Imperial Free City, granting us autonomy and saving us from the decadent rule of the wicked Discret dynasty. We should once again seek aid and protection from our former generous overlords.
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Bankroll The Empire
Herzland was the former economic heartland of the Empire before the Revolution. In recent years it has begun to recover, with relatively high yearly growth. Bruno says that we should be wise and invest in the Empire, for not only would it help them, but we could gain substantial profits in the long run.
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Embargo Aquileia
While Aquileia is an important trade partner for us, perhaps we should begin to focus more on northern commerce and abandon the markets of the south. Herzland has all the goods Aquileia has, so what do we need those arrogant baguette-munchers for? Not only that, but we should close the bank accounts of unreliable Discrets and dangerous revolutionaries.
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Begin Herzlandisation
Aquileians are a joke. The posh and short-tempered frogs never pay their debts and constantly riot and revolt. On the contrary, Herzlanders are hard-working no-nonsense griffons who remain loyal to their overlords. We should therefore adopt their culture and make Griffish our only official language. Götter erhalten Grover den Kaiser!
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 Herzlandisation
Griffish is taught in schools and used in official documents. Patricians have abandoned wine in favour of beer and have completely abandoned Aquileian. The Seigneurie is now known as the Ratsversammlung.
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The Aquileian Threat
Dark clouds gather in the south as the devious Aquileians conspire to seize our freedom and put us in chains once more. We must seek aid from the north, from the mighty Empire whose vast armies could make cowardly Aquileians surrender by just marching towards them.
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Our Sister-City Romau
Romau was the second Imperial Free City alongside us and we used to trade much back in the day. They have always been wealthier and more populous than us, but instead of being jealous, let us admire them and learn from them! There is much they can teach us, and together we can become more prosperous than ever.
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An Imperial Garrison
If we are attacked, the Empire won't be able to immediately respond and aid us. Therefore they have wisely decided to station a permanent military garrison in our city to act as the first line of defence against the enemy. We are thankful for their ever-vigilant protection.
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Prelature Of Boreas
Long has our priesthood lacked a formal leader, though the leader of the Cult of Boreas has always been the most influential one. But thanks to our warmer relations with the Archons of the Empire, we can request that they grant us religious autonomy and our own Prelate who would lead our priests.
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An Imperial Free City
For almost two centuries we were an Imperial Free City, enjoying peace and autonomy under the protection of the gracious Empire. Now that golden age shall return as we send a diplomat to Griffenheim to swear fealty to the Emperor and request the status of a Free City.
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Side With Skyfall
The merchant princes of the west have much in common with us. They, too, wish to remain independent and free from the oppression of cruel despots and their protectionist policies. Us traders must stand together in these troubled times and work together to secure our golden liberty.
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Invest In The West
Skyfall is one of the largest economic centers on the continent, so there is no doubt any investments would pay themselves back quickly. With Bruno's encouragement, our patricians will soon turn their gaze to the lucrative markets of the western coast.
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Flowena-Skyfall Railway
Bruno has proposed an intriguing idea to the Seigneurie. He says that to foster closer ties with Skyfall, we should build a railway between our nations. This would, of course, require the consent of the countries between us but if successful, the new railroad would become a vital and profitable trade route.
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Asking For Aid
We are but one city, and beyond our borders powerful despots plan to conquer and pillage us. We must ask Skyfall, our friend and commercial partner, to guarantee our freedom. They might just be our only hope.
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Trade With Skyfall
The merchants of Skyfall desire our fine cloths and wonderful perfumes and also wish to use our banking services more regularly. On the other claw we wish to purchase their industrial goods such as cars and machinery. It is time to sign agreements so trade begins to flow between our two nations.
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Mercenaries For Skyfall
In return for all the good things the griffons of Skyfall have done for us, we should provide them something in return. Bruno is negotiating with several companies of Herzlander mercenaries and wishes to hire them, but instead of fighting for us they will fight for Skyfall.
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Shared Patents
The companies and innovators of Skyfall have patented many wondrous technologies and own exclusive rights to them. However, our warm relations might make them willing to share their technological marvels with us, and in return we can let them produce and sell our own inventions.
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Skyfall Branch Offices
With increased trade, companies from Skyfall have already greatly increased their influence in our city. By allowing them to set up branch offices, we can seek even closer cooperation and increased profit margins.
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The Golden League
Flowena and Skyfall have become truly close partners, cooperating in commerce, military and science. We have found common ground in our love of gold and become close friends, albeit not official ones. Perhaps it is time to approach them and propose a formal alliance between our two nations.
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Armed Neutrality
Flowena has stood alone for decades, and it shall stand for many decades more. We do not wish to take part in the bloody game of thrones played by foreign lords and only ask for one thing: To be left alone, at peace and in freedom. Those who do not respect our single desire will soon realize we are stronger than we seem.
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 Armed Neutrality
Flowena stands alone, yet remains a strong bastion of peace in an ocean of war and chaos.
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Domestic Arms Production
We cannot exclusively rely on foreign imports to supply our military. Because we might get surrounded by enemies, we need to be self-reliable. Considerable funds shall be invested into our arms industry so we can expand our production greatly.
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Negotiate With Neighbours
To survive and maintain neutrality, we need to maintain excellent relations with our neighbouring nations and ensure they have no desire to wage war against us. Our finest diplomats shall be sent abroad at once.
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Establish A R&D Department
Our equipment and tools must not be outdated if we wish to remain competitive with the economies and militaries of other nations. Bruno has hired some of the finer minds on Griffonia to work together and innovate, helping us catch up to more advanced countries in the world.
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 Department of Research and Development
A scientific department has been founded where experts cooperate to innovate new products, both for consumers and the army.
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Purchase Even More Rifles
While we do need to be self-reliant, buying some more weapons wouldn't hurt. We can also reverse-engineer foreign designs and thus enhance our own rifle models. This would certainly be worth the money.
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A Standing Army
A ragtag militia is not sufficient for properly defending our city. It needs to be reformed into a proper military force, with full-time soldiers, trained officers and advanced organization. Conscription will become the sworn duty of all eligible griffons, so we will have no shortage of soldiers.
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 A Standing Army
The city militia has been reformed into a proper professional fighting force, with capable officers and advanced organization.
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The University Of Flowena
Because Flowena has never had a university, griffons like Bruno had to study abroad in other countries such as Yale. Our mayor wishes that no citizen would ever need to leave their home city because of their studies and has funded the foundation of a new university, which will surely become one of the finer ones in Griffonia.
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Flowena Will Be Free
Our nation is a tiny island of peace and prosperity in an ocean of poverty and chaos. Our people are willing to die to preserve their precious freedom, for they never again wish to live as slaves. May Flowena prevail forever!
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 La Liberté ou la Mort
Never again will our city be a subject of a foreign ruler! We'd rather die than give up our freedom!
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Mediate Between Giants
The tensions between Aquileia and the Empire keep rising and war between them seems inevitable. We are caught in the middle and both desire to seize our lands before the other can. To prevail, we must come in between the two major powers and try to talk some sense into them. Only then can we avoid total war engulfing us all.
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Discipline The Workers
The commoners must know their place in our hierarchical society. They exist to provide patricians with labour and they must do so without complaint. A revolt must be nipped in the bud, even if it requires hiring expensive mercenaries. Ensuring stability and order in Flowena is worth any cost.
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 Workers Disciplined
The filthy commoners know their place in our society.
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Banish The Poor
Unemployed beggars do not belong in our fair city. Let it be known that to deserve a citizenship you must work and earn enough money to sustain yourself. We do not need parasites leeching off our economy.
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Introduce The Sponsorship System
Our workforce was greatly reduced in size by the Wet Plague. We must replenish it by bringing in migrant workers. Bruno has proposed to introduce a sponsorship system to monitor them. It will require all unskilled labourers to have a sponsor, usually their employer. The sponsors are their guardians and have complete control over them.
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 Sponsorship System
All unskilled foreign labourers are required to have a sponsor, usually their employer. Some complain sponsors abuse and exploit their workers with little chance for reprecussions.
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End Our Rivalry
While patricians praise Bruno's harsh policies and the populace cowers in fear, the damned family of de Indigo incited a revolt among the commoners to overthrow the House of de Rosebrune. Those age-long foes must be taken care of once and for all!
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Pay Rise For Militia
How could Chocolat even consider lowering salaries of militiagriffs? They are our finest and most reliable defenders, willing to die in defence of their home city. Besides, increasing government spending provides a good stimulant for the economy.
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Purchase Rifles
Our militiagriffs have traditionally been responsible for acquiring their own weapons, but they always buy cheapest possible guns. How can we hope to retain our independence if our griffons use outdated weapons from the last millenium? The government clearly needs to provide soldiers with proper equipment.
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Promote Officers
The plague culled the ranks of our officers badly and we lost many talented commanders, among them Astrit Koch herself. How can our militia defend our city without proper leadership? We must promote promising soldiers and low-ranking officers to higher positions.
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The Art Of The Deal
Mercenaries are ultimately merchants of death, and merchants can always be haggled with. Bruno knows just what to say to ensure they accept a lower price and fight for us longer before abandoning us.
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Found The Flower Guard
While our militia are skilled and dependable, the patricians need a more loyal and professional military unit to protect them from harm, especially if the commoners foolishly decide to revolt against our just rule. The Flower Guard are such a unit, trained by Nicolas de Charbon and equipped with the finest weapons money can buy.
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Revise Drilling Methods
While our militiagriffs are part-time soldiers, they still train extensively and hone their skills. However, the nature of warfare is changing quickly. Our newly promoted commanders will reform our training programs and refine them, so our militia will be prepared to fight a modern war.
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 New Drilling Methods
Our talented commanders have ensured our militiagriffs receive the finest training.
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Doctrine Of Defence
We must stand strong if we wish to retain our independence. Others look upon our shining, wealthy city with greedy eyes and rub their claws, plotting our doom. Let their pathetic attacks break upon our defences like waves break upon rocks!
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Hire Rogue Knights
There are many knightly orders in Griffonia, with most in regular service to some country. Yet some knights are wandering ones, sleeping under hedges in the countryside, always seeking for employment. Bruno will meet these knights in person and offer them a lucrative deal they cannot refuse.
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Urban Combat Training
If we are attacked, combat will not take place on wide open plains, shadowy forests or tall mountains, but on the streets and bridges of our dear city. Therefore our militia must know how to wage warfare in an urban setting, and how to make the enemy pay dearly for every building they capture.
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 Urban Combat Mastery
The militia of Flowena are experts of urban combat.
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Secure River Trade
The rivers Erne and Pom are our most vital commercial routes, with Erne, the northern river, being a connection between Aquileia and Herzland and the southern river, Pom, flowing down from the ore-rich mountains of Westkeep which supply our foundries. We must prevent a blockade from hostile Pomovarra and seize the riverbanks!
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Defend The Skies
While griffon warfare has always been three-dimensional, the danger coming from above is now greater than ever thanks to bombers and fighters which can rain fire and doom upon us. We cannot allow our fair city to be destroyed from the skies and must expand our defences before it is too late.
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Partition Pomovarra
Now that the threat of Pomovarra has been eliminated, we must choose what to do with the lands we have taken. Camris will be integrated and allowed to form its own militias, while Pomovarran loyalty will be ensured by giving them limited autonomy and a nominally republican government. Bruno decided that his cousin Camille will be elected as its leader.
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Camille de Rosebrune will no longer be available as an advisor.
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Anti-Tank Tactics
The modern age brings with it not only wonders, but also terrors. Tanks are one such example, armoured beasts of steel with heavy weaponry, able to traverse almost any terrain. We must make sure our militia is trained and equipped to face such a terrible threat.
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A Token Airforce
While we do not have the industrial capacity nor the griffonpower to accomodate a proper air force, we can maintain a small one to aid in the defence of our city and ensure we control the skies instead of the enemy. Luckily we have found independent contractors who are willing to sell outdated planes for a discounted price.
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Friends Of The People
The House of de Indigo has always championed the rights of the commoners and strived to end the conflict between the classes before it was too late. With the despotic dynasty of de Rosebrune finally usurped, they were now in power and could at last bring peace and democracy to Flowena.
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Protect Our Questionable Clients
While some see our banking secrecy laws as controversial, their only intention is to protect our clients and maintain confidentiality. It might be true that some of them might be considered criminals in their home countries; After all, some of them are persecuted minorities and just rebels. But it is not our problem. We simply provide them a service.
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Abolish Banking Secrecy
Far too long have our banks served criminals and magnates who use their accounts for money laundering and tax evasion. This ends now! Despots and frauds, murderers and thieves, begone from our fair country! Let your dirty secrets be exposed to all so you can finally be brought to justice.
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The Western Gardens
To honour the poor lives lost during the Great Fire, when the western borough was utterly destroyed, we will turn the ruins into a garden and plant numerous seeds in the ash, so that one day it will be a flourishing and beautiful garden that can also provide valuable dye for our painters and textile factories.
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 The Western Gardens
The entire western part of the city, where once were squalid slums filled with poverty and misery, is now covered in young saplings and sprouts, so what was destroyed and slain can give birth to new, beautiful life that can also supply our textile- and perfume industries.
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The Festival of Culture
Flowena is a melting pot of many cultures: Aquileian, Herzlander and Pomovarran. This unique blend defines our identity and should be celebrated. Anna de Indigo is now preparing a grand celebration to display the finest accomplishments of our people.
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Best Perfumes
Our vast collection of exotic plants gives us all we need to create exquisite fragrances, but sadly our standards lowered during the reign of de Rosebrune who wished to make a profit via mass production. Now we shall focus more on quality and ensure our products have the highest standard. With good reputation comes more demand.
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En Mémoire
Due to the incompetent rule of the accursed de Rosebrune family, Wet Plague spread like wildfire, infecting and killing thousands. The entire city is still shaken, but perhaps erecting a memorial to honour those who perished will help us overcome the anguish of losing loved ones.
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 Plague Memorial
A forlorn and sorrowful monument has been erected in the center of the city, with thousands of names engraved upon it. It honours those who perished in the outbreak of Wet Plague in 1007 and reminds them of the horror of de Rosebrune's rule.
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Flowenan Fashion
Already our well-made and vibrantly dyed textiles are famed throughout Griffonia. We can further promote them by hiring talented fashion designers and holding shows where their designs are displayed for all to see. By showing what miraculous things can be created with our cloth, we will surely gain many customers.
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Introduce Pollution Tax
Our city has long had the reputation of being the most beautiful city on the continent thanks to our many gardens, but the rise of modern industry is threatening this title. Toxic fumes turn the air black and kill the flowers while waste is being dumped into the rivers. To save our city, we must discourage such behavior by taxing the polluters.
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The more you pollute, the more you have to pay. Keep our city beautiful and clean!
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Universal Healthcare
The Wet Plague was a wake-up call for all of us, but especially the government. We must take active measures to ensure public hygiene and cover the expenses of healthcare for those who may not otherwise be able to afford it. It will be expensive, but for us the well-being of our citizens is more valuable than gold.
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 Publicly Funded Healthcare
The government of Flowena controls a public fund which covers the cost of healthcare to those citizens who need it, allowing even the poor to access high-quality healthcare.
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Establish A Tourism Board
The many sights of our famously gorgeous city already attract thousands of visitors every year, yet there is clearly untapped potential in our nascent tourism industry. By founding a governmental board tasked with promoting Flowena abroad and displaying our culture, as well as coordinating hotels and travel agents within our city.
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 Board of Tourism
An official committee has been set up whose responsibility is to promote tourism to Flowena. Indeed there is much to see in the city: The famous old bridges and fortifications, the fashion shows, the Des Bureaux art gallery, the fine perfumes... Flowena shall become the city of the world's desire.
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Synthetic Crystal Experiments
Crystals are a fascinating material to work with, but so far we have had to import it from abroad. Our finest minds have recently experimented with using magic to encourage growth of crystals in controlled laboratory environments and have achieved a breakthrough. We can now synthesize crystals on a large scale, but we must jealously guard our secrets.
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Open An International Airport
Our tourism board has suggested we open a grand airport for foreign passengers, so anyone can easily book a flight and come to our city. Easier access will allow tourism to grow exponentially, and purchasing passenger airplanes will enable us to study their designs and improve our own planes.
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Tourism Boom
Wealthy tourists from across the continent -- and even from other continents -- are paying high prices for flight tickets to Flowena. They desire to see the famous old bridges and fortifications, the fashion shows, the Des Bureaux art gallery, the fine perfumes... Flowena has truly become the city of the world's desire.
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The Fate Of Our Rivals
Now that we have at last usurped our nemeses and liberated Flowena from their oppressive rule, we must decide what to do with them. Maybe it is best to simply exile them, or perhaps we can show them mercy when they would've shown us none and thus prove our moral superiority.
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Ease Restrictions On Guilds
Many years now the common workers of our city have complained that they are barred from applying for guild membership and forbidden entirely from founding guilds of their own. Ancient laws have remained in place so far only because patricians wish to greedily hold on to their privileges. Now the commoners shall finally receive what they desire.
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Free Guild Membership
Old restrictions on joining and forming guilds have, for the most part, been removed and now most workers belong to organizations that ensure fairer wages and conditions for them.
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A True Republic
Officially, Flowena is a Republic, but the name has little to do with reality. Rigged, pre-determined sortitions are used to choose the members of the Seigneurie, which only accepts patricians. Now reforms shall be implemented and true democracy will arrive in our city at last! Elections are being prepared so the temporary government can finally step down.
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Start A Welfare Program
Poverty rates in our city skyrocketed during the end of Chocolat's terrible reign, with many griffons begging on the streets or resorting to crime to sustain themselves. We must ensure the well-being of our citizenry, but it will be expensive. Thankfully, de Indigo and their allied families have pledged to forgive debts and fund a welfare program.
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Protect The Workers
No more shall the patricians treat their employees like destitute slaves! We will give the workers all they wish for and protect the weak from abuse. Eight-hour working days, strict safety regulations and fair wages will do wonders to improve the lives of the citizenry. The cruel patricians can complain all they want.
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Patronage Of The Arts
De Indigo have always been eager supporters of promising artists, gathering many famous ones under their wing. Now they wish to make the state itself a patron as well and are seeking painters, sculptors, musicians, writers and filmmakers from all across Griffonia. Unlike Chocolat, they can recognize true talent and will likely find many brilliant minds.
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Finest Free Education
Our youth are our future, so investing in them is the wisest investment one can make. We must replace the hack frauds hired by Chocolat with competent teachers who care about their students and pay them a high salary, to make the position of teacher a respectable and desirable one.
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Harmony Between Classes
The rich no longer oppress the poor, all thanks to the efforts of Anna and her family. While some patricians continue to complain, most have seen that a happy worker is a productive worker, and appreciate how de Indigo have increased the prestige of Flowena by hiring many talented artists. Clearly, the classes can co-exist in peace together.
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Expand The Curriculum
The schools of Flowena have long taught practical matters such as mathematics and physics. However, we cannot let our children be narrow-minded, but instead expand their horizons. New subjects shall be introduced, ranging from art and music to new languages. This way every young griffon will grow up to become civilized and open-minded.
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A Haven Of Freedom
The citizens of our small Republic enjoy unrivaled liberty and well-being. Now word begins to spread and griffons from all across Griffonia flock to us, wishing to join our blessed society and share in our happiness. We shall welcome them all with open wings.
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The Academy Of Social Sciences
We may have expanded our curriculum, but we still lack specialized institutions for social sciences. Establishing an academy and inviting foreign intellectuals will allow us to refine our knowledge of ourselves as well as the world around us.
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Spread The Word
While we have created a pleasant little oasis of democracy and freedom, we cannot simply isolate ourselves and ignore oppression and danger beyond our borders. No, we must find strong allies who share our values, and send aid to those who struggle to liberate themselves. It is our duty to improve the lives of all, no matter the cost.
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Revive Our Native Tongue
Centuries ago everygriff in Flowena spoke Pomovarran, but over time migration from Aquileia and Herzland put the old language aside in favour of more cosmopolitan and practical tongues. To preserve our identity and cultural heritage, we must take immediate action to officialize Pomovarran and teach it to the youth, before it is too late.
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Crystal Computing
Crystals can be used for artwork and weaponry, but they might have other uses as well. Because they can be charged with magical energy and emptied, they could be used to store binary data. Developing a machine to manage this data would be a true scientific accomplishment.
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Liberty In Avian
Avian is known as a realm of aristocrats, who despotically rule the fertile countryside and oppress the poor peasantry. This reputation must be erased and Avian needs to be born anew as a free and equal nation.
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Democracy In Greifwald
The untamed and dark forests of Greifwald were sundered when local outlaws in Adelart liberated the local populace from cruel taxation. This alone proved the rule of Count Cloudet's dynasty illegitimate. Yet the Adelart outlaws did not introduce true democracy and freedom. That is something we shall do, then.
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Prosperity In Verenia
For decades now the two noble Houses of Erie and Eyrie have been locked in an intense rivalry, caring little for the suffering of their subjects and waging constant war for selfish reasons. Does this not prove to all how flawed aristocratic rule is? We must intervene and ensure peace prevails in the east so it can once more prosper.
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Embrace Our Motherland
Our city was once part of Pomovarra before Emperor Grover III granted us the status of an Imperial Free City. This separation was requested by the oligarchic merchant rulers who did not ask if the common people wanted it. Now things are different, and many think we could benefit from reuniting with our homeland.
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The Flowering City
Flowena is the home of the free, a blossoming flower admired across Western Griffonia. It inspires revolutionaries and freedom fighters not only on the continent but in all the world. Despots and tyrants seek to ruin our paradise but find us standing strong, ready to resist them to the bitter end. Rather death than dishonour!
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Sack Nicolas de Charbon
Nicolas, the last scion of the venerable but notorious de Charbon family, cannot be trusted with such a high-ranking position in the militia. The relations between our families were never warm and we have always denounced their fondness of authoritarian rule. If we do not remove him, he might use the loyalty of his soldiers against us!
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Propose A Marriage
If Nicolas does not find a blue-blooded partner, he will be the last member of his ancient House. As such, how could he possibly refuse an offer of a wedding? With his bloodline secure, he will certainly remain loyal to our family and abandon any plots he might have been weaving in the shadows.
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The People's Army
The militia of the city has always been composed of not only patricians but the commoners as well. Being a member of the defence force and being allowed to wield weapons was long the only way for them to gain any kind of power. Now that we are a becoming a true republic, the militia should become a proper army to ensure the people remain in power.
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The People's Army
The militia has been reorganized into a proper army, consisting almost entirely of commoners.
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Kentoc'h Mervel Eget Bezañ Saotret
The warriors of Pomovarra had always had a famous motto: Rather Death Than Dishonour. We shall now resurrect this ancient saying and teach it to our soldiers, so they can fight with the same fury their ancestors did and do everything they can to defend their golden liberty. Using it in recruitment posters will surely be effective.
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 Kentoc'h Mervel Eget Bezañ Saotret!
"Rather Death Than Dishonour" is the new motto of the Flowenan army. Every soldier is more willing to give up their precious lives than surrender and live under a life of slavery and oppression.
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Arm The Army
We might have many proud recruits joining the ranks of the People's Army, but what can they do without guns and equipment? It is vital we subsidise and support our arms producers and supply our soldiers with government-mandated weapons instead of forcing them to buy their own equipment.
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Patriotic Duty
It is the obligation of every citizen to do everything they can to preserve our freedom. This sacred task must be enshrined in law and all able-bodied griffons must answer the call to arms to defend their dear city from oppressive invaders.
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Guardians Of Liberty
The most fanatical supporters of democracy in our city have strong esprit de corps, so it is clear they would fight best if grouped together. Therefore we shall allow them to form their own brigades which will certainly be the most ferocious fighting force in our army.
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Affordable Design
We have so many recruits voluntarily joining the army that we struggle to purchase enough weapons for them all! Clearly arms production must be reformed so all our brave citizen soldiers can be given all they need to defend us from foreign threats. Quality will be lower as a result, but it is something we have to sacrifice for the greater good.
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Affordable Design
Quantity over quality, so every soldier can do their duty for the greater good of all.
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Democratic Fervour
The struggle for liberty is not confined within the borders of our city. It is a global struggle, and all across the world the oppressed call for aid as they strive to overthrow their oppressors. Can we simply stand idly by and spectate? Many soldiers think not, and demand to be allowed to join conflicts abroad. It is time we allow them to fight.
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Democratic Fervour
It is our duty to come to the aid of those who fight for freedom, so that one day our entire world will be freed from oppression.
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Magitek Rifle Experiments
The sharpest minds of our institutions have recently been experimenting with a novel idea of using magical crystals to power weapons. They now request funding from the government, so they could create a batch of prototype rifles. They say it will be risky, but if they succeed it will be well worth it and we could equip our army with new, revolutionary weapons.
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Healing Herbs
While the numerous plants of our gardens are mostly used to fuel our industry, they could be used in a more altruistic way as well. Many of the rarer flowers could be refined into medicine and healing potions, which our brave soldiers could then use if they get wounded in battle or fall ill.
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Weaponized Flowers
While flowers and other plants can be used to heal, they can also be used to harm. Over the years our gardens have acquired a collection of beautiful and valuable but extremely hazardous flora, such as mutation-causing Poison Joke and Swamp Fever-inducing water lilies. These can be refined into biological weapons that incapacitate the enemy instead of killing them.
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The Rebirth Of Flowena
The patricians tremble in terror as the red sun rises upon a truly free city, liberated from bourgeois oppression and rescued from capitalist affliction. This dawn marks the beginning of our city's reformation into a true workers' paradise.
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Empty The Vaults
Like dragons, the patricians hoarded wealth in their underground vaults for centuries, refusing to give it to those who needed it and loaning it at high interest to those who asked for it. The time for justice has come: We will interrogate the banker filth to find out how to get inside their vaults and break into them with dynamite if need be!
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Loot From Flowena
Our soldiers have thoroughly emptied all the bank vaults of Flowena. Now we can freely invest all this wealth.
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Universal Guild Membership
Before, guilds were exclusive clubs to the wealthiest sons and daughters of the founding citizens of Flowena. There were guilds for the most prestigious jobs only, the merchants, the judges, the administrators, the master crafters. No more! In our new Flowena, every labourer can join or form a guild and enjoy all the privileges and protections granted by it.
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Every working citizen has the right to enjoy the protections and benefits offered by guild membership. Arbitrary restrictions of old have been abolished, and guilds have turned from exclusive capitalist clubs to labourers' fraternities.
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End The Patrician Class
Class warfare is about to come to its end in our city. The bourgeoisie are utterly defeated and broken, powerless to resist as we strip them of their special rights and turn them into regular citizens. Let them wail and mourn as much as they want, but they will not cling on to their possessions for much longer.
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Empty The Temples
The clergy, too, has enjoyed special privileges and gathered taxes in the name of their gods. Over the years the temples have been filled with unjustly seized wealth of griffons who actually worked to earn a living, instead of the priests who did nothing but pray to their imaginary friends in the clouds. Their spacious temples shall become warehouses for collectively owned supplies.
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Universal Guild Ownership
Private property is a patrician's tool of exploitation, allowing them to suck their workers dry like a vampire without lifting a claw. As such it must be replaced with common ownership by those that use the property for production of goods and services. The workers' guilds shall own all means of production from now on!
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Empowered Workers' Guilds
Every working citizen has the right to enjoy the protections and benefits offered by guild membership. Arbitrary restrictions of old have been abolished, and guilds have turned from exclusive capitalist clubs to labourers' fraternities. In addition, all private property has been transferred to communal guild ownership.
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Defenders Of The Working Class
While militiagriffs are wealthier on average than common citizens because they can afford to acquire weapons and helmets, they are still part of the proletariat. We should remind everyone of this and not only welcome them among us, but give them the honourable duty of guarding their fellow comrades from reactionary aggression.
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The citizen militia of Flowena has been filled with revolutionary fervour. They are ready to perish in defence of their cause and have no sympathy for greedy bourgeois scum.
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The Congress Of Guilds
With the corrupt and oligarchic institution of Seigneurie gone, our city needs a new, proper government to lead it. With the guilds owning all property and having all working citizens as their members, it is clear they should lead the city-state's affairs. Therefore a congress of elected guild representatives shall be established.
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A Model District
The fire that destroyed the poor slums in the west was a symbolic event. Red flames have cleansed poverty and inequality from our city, and in the place of hovels new houses and workshops shall be built. The new western borough will be one designed with the common worker in mind, not the capitalist patrician. Finest, standardized and most importantly hygienic homes for all!
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Abolish Flowins
Currency is wealth in its purest form and its accumulation and hoarding is one of the primary causes of inequality. To prevent the past from repeating itself, we must melt all the coins and burn all the bank notes. Gold will be used for foreign trade only while the citizenry will simply get what they need from bakeries and collective stores.
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The Congress has removed all currency from circulation and destroyed most of it. Instead of paying for goods, the citizens now simply get what they need from collective warehouses.
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Secularization
The worker should not be subject to anyone, not even the gods. For countless centuries have priests used faith for deception and blackmail, demanding tithe and threatening with divine punishment. We will not fall for their tricks ever again! The clergy must be defanged and any support for religious institutions ended at once. Rationalism and empiricism will be the new core values of our society.
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A Secular City
Religion is nothing but deception and thus should have no power whatsoever. The state has no interest in supporting religious institutions and actively discourages worship, prayer and above all paying tithe.
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The Workers' Army
While before the militia's duty was guarding their paymasters, now they have a far more important task: Defending the city from foreign oppressors and feudal lords. As such, their ranks need to be expanded with all the volunteers we can get, no matter their country of origin. Even disgruntled and disillusioned mercenaries are willing yo join us and train the new units.
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Need Before Greed
The many workshops and factories of our city were always preoccupied with producing luxury goods for export, so the patrician owners could earn a profit. The workers were forced to buy consumer goods from abroad at a high price. This comes to an end now: Instead of expensive perfume and fine textiles, we will mass produce tools, household goods, vehicles and guns.
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To avoid the fluctuations and inherent inequality of a market economy, we must adopt a planned economy like other workers' states have. However, it will not be a Stalliongradian centrally planned economy where a clique of bureaucrats decide everything. The guilds will cooperate and formulate a plan for production and distribution together, with every worker having a say.
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 Decentralized Economic Planning
In contrast to the Stalliongradian model of centralized planning, Flowena's economic plan is formulated democratically by the guilds, which work together and share information so they can create the best plan possible.
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Make The Gardens Public
Various botanical gardens are scattered across our city, but they have always been off-limits to those who did not work at them. For the patricians, the flowers were cogs of their economic machine, churning out profit by producing valuable dye. In this new chapter of our history, the gardens will have an entirely new role, besides supplying our textile factories.
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The Voice Of Labour
Like other advanced cities of the world, Flowena too needs its affordable, widely distributed newspaper. But unlike abroad, it won't be bourgeois propaganda, but articles written by the workers, for the workers. The text will be made easy to read so the less literate among us can practice reading with them, but it will also be as informative as possible.
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 The Voice Of Labour
The Voice of Labour is a proletariat newspaper published weekly, covering news from around the globe, as well as containting columns, weather forecasts, articles about politics and the economy as well as the children's favourite, comic strips.
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Expand The Teachers' Guild
Among other professions, the teachers as well have established their own guild. However, after Chocolat's mismanagement they are few in number and need more members so they can educate the entire population of our city. This is why we must invite foreign leftist intellectuals into our city and offer them membership in the guild.
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Proletariat Generals
While commoners were welcome into the ranks of militia, they had great difficulty rising through the ranks and becoming leaders. With the old order dismantled, this has changed and it is time for us to promote promising young working class officers, as our militia lacks leaders.
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Stalliongradian Principles Of War
To the west, Stalliongrad managed to fend off the vast nation of Equestria primarily thanks to their innovative tactics, which they continue to adopt to this day. They emphasize speed, mobility, logistics and rapid warfare, seizing the initiative before the ponderous enemy even knows what hit them. We should follow their example and adapt our military production accordingly.
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Expand The Gunsmiths' Guild
A rifle is a democratic weapon, giving power to every griffon who wields one. As such we must proliferate our arms and ensure all citizens can get one. To accomplish this, new gunsmiths need to be trained and invited from abroad, and their workshops greatly expanded by the Masons' Guild.
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Cars were seen as a luxury item only owned by the richest of griffons, but this will now change. By opening a new factory for mass-producing affordable vehicles, every citizen will eventually be able to acquire a car and use it for quick and easy travel. During times of conflict the factory can be repurposed for war-time production as well.
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Working Griffons' Culture
Instead of being mocked by patricians, the common culture of the proletariat is now not only respected, but admired. Hard work, camaraderie and freedom of expression are defining aspects of it. Workers, now having more free time than ever, experiment with new art forms and old boundaries between Aquileian, Herzlander and Pomovarran are quickly vanishing, replaced by a class-wide culture.
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Hard work, camaraderie, internationalism, freedom, equality. These things a good worker values above all.
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Open Vocational Schools
Instead of bourgeois institutions which focused so much on useless abstraction and cost a fortune, our secondary education needs to focus on practicality and be free of charge for all workers. These schools prepare students to directly enter the workforce after they've graduated and focus on job-specific training.
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The Militiagriff's Guild
The militia, too, are workers, and thus deserve their own guild that ensures the rights and wellbeing of its members. With more organization, the militia can also train better, share tactics and strategies and revise their doctrines.
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Even the militia have been allowed to establish their own guild, which now protects their rights, allows them to cooperate better and guards their "trade secrets".
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Mechanized Militia
Our militia must not just rely on their paws and wings for movement. In this modern age, mobility is the key, and vehicles allow us to go faster than ever before. With the workers hard at work making new trucks and cars, our militia should make use of them.
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To provide work for all and to fulfill the needs of every worker, our factories must keep expanding, and labour must never cease. The old bourgeois world will burn in the fires of industry.
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The City Of Workers
The transformation of Flowena from a vile den of greedy patricians into a commune of the common labourers is finally fully complete. Our dreams are achieved, but the international struggle is far from over. Nevertheless, for now we can celebrate and enjoy the fruits of our labour.
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Stalliongradian advisors have told us much of the new armoured combat vehicle simply known as the tank. With their help, our workers have been hard at work designing and building prototypes, so we could eventually begin domestic production of these machines of war and supply them to our militia.
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As we modernize our society, fuel becomes increasingly important. Not only is it the lifeblood of our industry, but our army as well as we continue to mechanize it. With no domestic oil production, we must expand our storages, so we can ensure our supply of fuel even if we get cut off from the rest of the world.
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Every worker hates daily commutes, as travel from their homes to the workplace along the narrow, crowded streets takes many hours. To improve our lives, we will build trams and buses and trains as well as the infrastructure they require to function, allowing every worker to travel across the city with ease in less than an hour.
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Right tools are needed for the right job, and modern jobs need modern tools. With increased efficiency, we could easily reduce working hours while keeping production at the same level, giving us all more free time. It will be a lot of work to adopt new gadgets and machines, but it will be worth it in the end.
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Aid Our Comrades
We cannot simply ignore the plight of fellow workers in neighbouring nations. It is our duty to go on the offensive and spread the revolution, to crush the bourgeoisie wherever they are. If we do nothing, we will be easy prey for foreign despots. Onwards! The blood of martyrs shall water the soil, and from the crimson earth red flowers will bloom!
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A Paradise Of The Proletariat
Instead of gambling all we have and waging destructive wars, we should focus inwards and make the world know what a haven for the workers we have created. We will fulfill our duty to our fellow workers with indirect support, by sending arms and volunteers, and welcoming any refugees. Lastly, the enemy shall know that we will defend our gardens of freedom to the death if need be!
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Rapid Warfare Requires Rapid Communication
If a fighting force wishes to remain cohesive and united in purpose, they need to be able to relay messages to each other well. And if that force moves rapidly, so must their messages. Thankfully modern radio technology makes this possible, so our militiagriffs can always keep in touch with each other and maintain strong unity.
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It is said an army marches on its stomach. In addition, a modern army advances on its fuel tanks. As such we must always ensure our forces are well-supplied, so the needs of every soldier and machine are fulfilled. In addition, some griffons in the militia are engineers in civilian life. We should take advantage of their skills during war as well.
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True combined arms warfare requires control of the skies as well, with not just winged infantry but proper armoured planes. As such we must design fighters and bombers with the primary purpose of supporting the motorized infantry and tanks below them.
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If the worst comes to pass, we must be able to rely on ourselves instead of distant foreigners. As such we should secure our own supply of fuel and rubber for our mechanized force. While we have no natural sources of those resources, technology and innovation will allow us to create them. Our chemists deserve all the support they need.
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The locals of Adelart had to endure oppressive taxation for many years until they in desperation wished for bandits and vagabonds of the woods to save them, which they did. But they did not find true liberty, emancipation, equality or prosperity as they had hoped. All those things we shall now give them.
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The natives of this city once called Pomovarra their fatherland, but with so many migrant workers now living here, few have any nationalistic sentiments towards it. But we do have proletarian sentiments, as the workers of Pomovarra suffer under a cruel yoke of capitalism. Therefore we must march across the rivers and save them!
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Welcome Immigrants
All workers are welcome here, no matter where they come from or what race they are. We will take care of them, happily accept them into our society and grant them citizenship. Word will spread and soon everycreature will be flocking to our little utopia.
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Migrant Influx
Our labour laws, welfare system and easily obtainable citizenship make our city a desirable destination for immigrants.
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Ally With The Left
While we are not ideologues or fanatics, we still share the same objectives as the many communists and socialists of the world: The emancipation of the working class. While there is little we can do to aid the global class struggle, we will still do it because anything is better than nothing.
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United we stand strong against the capitalist oppressors! As such we seek closer relations with fellow revolutionary nations, even if we do not agree on everything or share the fanatical dedication to the socialist ideology.
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Airplanes need an airport to operate out of, and as such we shall get to work and build a sizeable military airbase reserved for our militiagriff pilots. It will be large enough to house and supply hundreds of fighters and bombers and will serve us well for many years to come.
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The despotic Counts of Greifwald never cared much for their commoner subjects. Their feudal reign must be crushed and the shackles of their servants and wage slaves broken!
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Avian has traditionally been a country of landowners, where the aristocrat pigs dominate over their peasant underlings. The plight of the Avian workers will soon end, and we shall celebrate together and feast on local produce grown by the hard-working farmers.
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Sanguine Castles Of Erie
The feudal lords of Erie care about nothing except their petty dispute with their cousins in Eyrie. Any complaints and calls for peace coming from the lower class are ignored as they sharpen their swords and prepare for bloodshed. The look on their faces will be a sight to behold as common workers of Flowena defeat their armies!
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Call For Freedom
We must take a more active stance in spreading word of our society, and how workers are happy here, free of oppression. Soon the working class of our neighbouring nations will desire to bring this bliss and liberty to their homeland, encouraged by our victorious revolution.
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Support Revolutionaries
All the workers need are tools. And the tools of the revolution are weapons. These we shall make and then give in secret, smuggling them across the border. With shining new arms made by the finest gunsmith and powerful explosives, the workers become empowered, able to resist their oppressors.
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The International Workers' Cause
Our militiagriffs wish to do more than just sit and wait for the enemy to come. They want to travel abroad and aid their fellow comrades in distant lands who are in dire need of their support. Not only shall we allow them, we will aid them wholeheartedly in their endeavours.
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 The International Workers' Cause
The revolution is a worldwide effort and we must do our part.
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Vermillion Ports Of Skyfall
Skyfall and Flowena once had much in common. An obscenely rich upper class dedicated to capitalism, happily oppressing a vast and suffering lower class in the name of profit. But much has changed here, while Skyfall remains the same. It is time for us to become alike once more. The syndicates of Skyfall shall welcome us with open wings!
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Found The Workers' Confederation
So far our aid to our comrades has only been indirect. It is time we conduct braver foreign policy and seek even closer relations with fellow workers' states. An alliance shall be founded, a confederation of nations ready to face any dangers they face together.
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A Swift Purge
In seizing a state, the attacker ought to examine closely all those injuries which are necessary, and to do them all at one stroke so as not to have to repeat them daily. Injuries ought to be done all at one time, so that, being tasted less, they offend less.
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Reward The Loyal
To keep his servants honest the prince ought to reward them, honour them and enrich them. At the same time let them see that they cannot stand alone, so that many honours may not make them desire more, many riches make them wish for more, and that many problems may make them afraid to take chances.
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The Fate Of The Seigneurie
A prince ought to leave affairs which may upset some to the management of others, and keep those which will make people happy in their own claws. Thus he should create a parliament which would be one that could beat down the great and favour the lesser without the prince being blamed.
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 Advisory Parliament
The Seigneurie has been turned into a parliament of sorts, though its members are claw-picked by the ruler. It has no political power whatsoever and functions in an entirely advisory role.
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Aid The People
One who becomes a prince through the favour of the people ought to keep them friendly. He can easily do this because they only ask not to be oppressed by him. In addition, those people who receive good from him of whom they were expecting evil become more closely bound to their protector. Let them therefore get free education and free gifts, all provided by their prince.
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The Prince
With his foundations secure, it is time for Nicolas to step forth and officially reclaim his family's royal title of Prince. His reign shall herald the coming of a new age to Flowena, an age of strength, unity and order.
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Virtue
The chief foundations of all states are good laws and good arms. A wise prince ought to adopt such a course that his citizens will always in all kinds of circumstances have need of the state and of him, and then he will always find them faithful. With justice, generosity and virtuous laws, this can be accomplished, and the loyalty of the people secured.
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Fortune
The chief foundations of all states are good laws and good arms. A griffon who wishes to act entirely in a virtuous way is soon destroyed among so much that is evil in the world. Hence a prince who wishes to survive must know how to do wrong, and how to do or not do wrong according to necessity. When fortune provides opportunities to break your enemies, you must seize them without hesitation.
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Bonfire Of Vanities
Textiles, perfumes, flowers... all these are worthless things for they do not satisfy the needs of the people nor do they strengthen the state. They only serve to enrich the greedy, and a wise prince should never allow any of his subjects to become too great in wealth, lest they threaten his position. Thus the useless vanities must be purged.
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Protector Of The People
Let the people be reminded that the only one who can defend them from the patricians and their abuses is the prince. But a wise prince ought to take care of the patricians as well, for they can be useful, but not so much as to make himself hated by the people. This way the prince ensures that both the people and the patricians rely on him and trust him.
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The Art Of War
A prince ought to have no other aim or thought, nor select anything else for his study, than war and its rules and discipline. This is the sole art that belongs to him who rules. A prince who does not understand the art of war cannot be respected by his soldiers, nor can he rely on them.
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The Fox And The Lion
A prince, being forced knowingly to adopt the beast, ought to choose the fox and the lion; because the lion cannot defend himself against traps and the fox cannot defend himself against wolves. Therefore, it is necessary to be a fox to discover the traps and a lion to frighten the wolves.
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Control The Economy
The fluctuations of a free market and the misguided management of incompetent servants both fail to fulfill a prince's demands. Thus he must assume direct control of production, dictating what needs to be done. With his wise leadership, every worthwhile demand will soon be supplied most generously.
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Support The Workers
A prince should encourage his citizens to perform their jobs peacefully, so that people are not worried about increasing their possessions for fear that they might be taken away from them. As every city is divided into tradesgriff's organisations or into societies, he ought to respect such groups, and associate with them sometimes.
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Honoured Workers
Despite not offering them guild membership, the Prince has rewarded skilled workers and encouraged them to continue their good work, and that they are under his personal protection and patronage.
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Poverty Is Not A Vice
The most useful thing that may be ordered in a free way of life is that the citizens be kept poor. As they cannot afford to buy useless things, industry may focus on arms, and by providing good salaries for soldiers the poor will flock to join the military.
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Ignorance Is Bliss
Knowledge can be harmful. In the good old days, the commoners were content with their position and made no effort to overthrow their rightful rulers, but as they became increasingly literate, aware and conscious of their situation they discovered radical ideas. By limiting knowledge, this danger can be contained, and the people fooled more easily.
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A Citizen Army
Mercenaries and auxiliaries are useless and dangerous. In peace one is robbed by them, and in war by the enemy. A wise prince has always avoided these types of soldiers and used his own, making laws to draft citizens into a loyal army. He has been willing to lose with his own soldiers rather than to conquer with others. A real victory is not gained with the arms of others.
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A Citizen Army
Every adult citizen is required to serve in the military for a year, and all of them are expected to own a weapon and be ready to take up arms and prepare for battle at a moment's notice.
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Arm The People
For among other evils which being unarmed brings you, it causes you to be despised. Hence there never was a new prince who has disarmed his subjects. Rather, when he has found them disarmed, he has always armed them. By arming them, those arms become yours, those who were distrusted become faithful, and those who were faithful are kept so, and your subjects become your supporters.
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Advance On Adelart
Adelart is a rogue province, controlled by illegitimate rebels and bandits. They have no right no rule and they know it. The Count of Greifwald claims their lands, but our ruler is a Prince, above his lowly rank. He if anyone should be the new, more benevolent master of Adelart.
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Pounce On Pomovarra
The occupation by foreigners and the misguided resistance of the peasants in Pomovarra have to both end. Not only does the Prince have a dynastic claim on the land, but he intends to restore order there, which is the most just cause for conquest.
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Forges Of War
A prince should always strive to be self-reliant, and utilize arms of his own instead of the arms of others. Thus he must keep in mind that the primary purpose of industry is to supply his soldiers, so they have all they need to accomplish their goals.
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Coal Power Plant
Machines of modernity need a more potent source of power than mere waterwheels. Coal is their primary fuel, and an ample supply can be cheaply secured from Westkeep. While it will tarnish the air, the benefits greatly outweight this minor inconvenience.
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 Coal Power Plant
The city is almost entirely powered by a gargantuan power plant, using tonnes of coals imported from Westkeep. It covers the city in a grey shroud of smoke, but ensures the machines are always running.
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Institute of Military Science
Like many other things, war too is a discipline and a science that can be studied and refined. For this purpose an educational institute must be established, serving the dual purpose of training officers and innovating new military tactics and strategies.
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A Generous Prince
A prince should show himself to be an example of good behaviour and generosity, but maintain awareness of his high rank. He exercises generosity towards all from whom he does not take, who are many, and meanness towards those to whom he does not give, who are few. It does not take away a prince's reputation if he wastes what belonged to others.
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 Princely Welfare
The poor are entirely reliant on the Prince's generosity and his charity. As such, they are his fiercest and most loyal followers.
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A Pious Prince
A prince should appear merciful, faithful, kind, religious, upright, but should be flexible enough to make use of the opposite qualities when it is necessary. Everyone sees what you appear to be, few experience what you really are. To further this appearance of being faithful, the prince should donate to the temples and earn the friendship of a Prelate, who can be a powerful ally.
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A Wise Prince
A prince ought to constantly inquire, and afterwards be a patient listener concerning the things he asked about. He should be curious about the world, always willing to learn and expand his knowledge, so he may slowly but surely grow great in wisdom and ability.
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The Western Barracks
The misguided rule of Chocolat de Rosebrune led to the complete destruction of the western borough of the city. The Prince should make use of the now empty space and clear out the ash-covered ruins. In their place, new army barracks shall rise, capable of housing thousands of soldiers who will train there ceaselessly every single day.
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 The Western Barracks
The western borough has been converted into a military one, dedicated to housing and training thousands of citizen-soldiers.
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Flowenan Légions
Romauans once took pride in their disciplined legions of well-drilled and loyal troops. A wise prince ought to follow their example and form elite regiments equipped with the finest weaponry, so his army has a strong core that will keep it together as a whole.
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Tap The Black Market
A wise prince always strives to make deals that are in his favour, and to supplement his armoury with reliable arms from abroad. However, he should always avoid direct trade with the enemy, so only he and his allies end up profiting directly.
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Grind Greifwald
The Count of Greifwald was too weak to even keep his state together. If a prince is unable to hold what he has gained, he has shown his own incompetence as a ruler. Greifwald must be united again, so its people may know peace and order. They deserve a better leader than Cloudet.
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Attack Avian
The House of Avian is a small and weak state. While their ambitions to end the rivalry between their cousins in Erie and Eyrie are admirable, they should not be allowed to succeed, lest they ally and become strong enough to threaten the Prince. As such he should strike sooner rather than later, and do so without hesitation.
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Eradicate Erie
The House of the Moon has for decades been unable to defeat their bitter rivals despite numerous attempts. Their understanding of the art of war is lacking and they bring great poverty and misery to their people by being unable to resolve their dispute by force. This weakness provides an opportunity for a cunning prince to strike and save the suffering people of their lands.
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Industrial Furnaces
As a prince strives for self-sufficiency, it is not enough to establish production of finished products, but of raw material as well. Because modern weapons and aircraft require ever increasing quantities of steel and aluminium, facilities for the production of both should be established. Sources of ores themselves can only be secured with commerce or conquest, preferably the latter.
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A Patron of The Skilled
A prince ought also be seen to support people of ability, and to honour the skilled in every art. The prince ought to also offer rewards to whoever wishes to do things which may bring honour to his city, such as making great discoveries or creating works of art.
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Work For All
By providing employment, the prince eradicates useless idleness and aids those who struggle to find work. As the unemployed are desperate, they are more willing than anyone to do thankless jobs for little reward, such as roadwork, bridge maintenance or sewer construction. With their contribution, the lives of those above them will be improved.
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Bread And Circuses
A prince ought to amuse the people with entertainments and ceremonies at appropriate times of the year. He should make life in his state appear happy and prosperous, so others abroad can see this and abandon their homes, becoming subjects of the prince and weakening their homeland by leaving it.
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Migrant Influx
Our labour laws, welfare system and easily obtainable citizenship make our city a desirable destination for immigrants.
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Eradication From Afar
The greatest victory is achieved with the fewest casualties. If an enemy is destroyed from a safe distance, a wise prince does not put his own soldiers needlessly at risk. The only thing he pays to slay enemy soldiers is cheap shells, which is preferable to lives of his subjects.
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Weaponized Plague
The wet plague was a scourge upon Flowena, but thanks to Chocolat's foolishness it only weakened the city. Neighbouring nations have committed greater sins than we ever did, so it is only just if they are given the same divine punishment.
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Flay Fezera
The merchant city of Fezera was once part of the Aquileian crown, then an Imperial Free City much like us, then an independent nation. They foolishly refused to join Skyfall's trade federation and remained independent, alone and weak. And weak states have no right to exist, especially ones that, de jure, belong to other nations.
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Eliminate Eyrie
The House of the Sun suffered from the same idiocy that their cousins in Erie did. And now they will ironically suffer the same fate. The two bickering houses will at last be united under the gentle protection of our Prince, who will offer them his most generous patronage.
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A Strong City
The best possible castle is not to be hated by the people. Although you may hold the castles, yet they will not save you if the people hate you. All these things considered then, those who build castles shall be praised as well as those who do not, but those who, trusting in them, caring little about being hated by the people, can only be blamed.
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If everything is well considered, it will not be difficult for a wise prince to keep the minds of his citizens strong and loyal from first to last when he continues to support and defend them. In dire times they will not give in to despair or betrayal, but remain unwaveringly loyal to the Prince, willing to die for him. Thus the people are the strongest castle, and the foundation of any defence.
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The Prince's Personal Staff
The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at those he has around him. A wise prince ought to choose the wise griffons in his state, and giving to them alone the liberty of speaking the truth to him, and then only of those things of which he inquires and of none others. However, he ought to question them about everything, and listen to their opinions, and afterwards form his own conclusions.
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The Prince's Personal Staff
A wise prince surrounds himself with wise people.
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Rule The Skies
Control of airspace above the battlefield is pivotal in modern warfare. It introduces a third dimension to war, giving those who rule the skies an edge in battle. Therefore a wise prince ought to do everything he can to ensure the enemy airforce is kept at bay, or preferably, destroyed utterly.
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Unite Aquileia
Aquileia, left as without life, waits for someone to heal her wounds and to put an end to the destruction and exploitation by the revolutionaries, to the cheating and taxing by the Discrets. It is seen how she begs Boreas to send someone who shall deliver her from these wrongs and oppressions. It is seen also that she is ready and willing to follow a flag, if only someone will raise it.
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Loved And Feared
Every prince ought to desire to be considered kind and not cruel. Nevertheless he ought to take care not to misuse this kindness. By making an example of a few people, he will be more merciful than those who, through too much mercy, allow rebellions to arise. Nevertheless a prince, so long as he keeps his subjects united and loyal, ought not to mind the criticism of occasional cruelty.
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Paths Trodden By The Great
A wise prince ought always to follow the paths beaten by great leaders, and to imitate those who have been the best, so that if his ability does not equal theirs, at least it will have some traces of it. He should look to Arantigos, to Blessed Sword, to Grover I, and to Celestia, for all of them have united vast realms and ruled them with wisdom and firmness.
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Long Live The King
One cannot express the love with which the liberator of Aquileia will be received. What door would be closed to him? Who would refuse obedience to him? What envy would hinder him? What Aquileian would refuse him to honour him? Under the black banner of de Charbon, may our native country become great again.
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The New Republic
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Flowenan Investments
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Bilingual Education
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Form Local Militias
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Liberalize Commerce
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The Gold Must Flow
A free economy is a growing economy. Even if we lose revenue from taxes and tariffs, it'll be worth it.
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Encourage Migration To Flowena
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Fortify Our Borders
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Loyalty To Our Liberators
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All Is Well
With Bruno on his side, Chocolat's reign has become one of peace and stability. The workers are satisfied with moderate concessions, patricians are happy with the parties Chocolat holds, and Nicolas de Charbon enjoys a calm life with his wise father. All is well.
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