Empire 6: Embers of Dawn IC

[Lady Serpentine]

The Naherin Coalition
Sikar Region 278
Kehna Tzkepte
D4
M6
O3
F3
I3

News and Rumors: Kehna is rumored to descend ever deeper into foul moods and violent rages as the Soreni delay payment for four years, all the while expanding their army. Her advisors council patience, when they can, for her desire to go back to war is not best supported across the continent. They do so quietly, however, for to press too hard would likely lead to a vicious rebuke at best. Nevertheless, a new deal is finally worked out after a far longer delay than she had any desire for, and she grudgingly concedes it to be tolerable, barely, if not her preference.

Diplomacy: Xehyta Mehena successfully persuades Kehna to support her in an attempt to establish friendly ties with their nearest western neighbors, the land to be governed by her if her efforts prove successful. Though whispers abound that this is a plot that would let her and her sister Mheya claim the entire northwestern half of the Naherin Coalition's lands as their family's, putting them on equal footing with the Tzkepte if they choose to dispute Kehna's right to lead. (Establish Claim on Region 301: Failure.)
Diplomacy: The governess of the northern border grows increasingly desperate as she listens to the rumors from the court, none of which point to much patience for failures at the moment. Particularly not failures from someone whose family pushed out one of Kehna's cousins for control over the region. Unfortunately for her, however, the locals are well aware of the fact that the presence of the Windowless Tower and the trade importance of their peppercorns leaves her rather limited in terms of what actions she dares to take, lest she suffer even worse consequences. (Stabilize Region 279: Failure.)
Diplomacy: The southern border - insofar as it counts as such, with their rather far-flung holdings well beyond it - is likewise restless, Valyae Ashwalker's attempts at a soft touch having led nowhere. Rumor has it, however, that she has sent a messenger to Kehna, and further that Kehna is far more likely to be sympathetic to a more brutal approach to the situation should that be what Valyae desires. After all, the two have been close for years, and Kehna was the one to first suggest appointing her. (Stabilize Region 277: Failure.)
Military: Kehna dispatches several of her veterans to the Sentinels, in a gesture of goodwill; while not an official contribution to the Slabs, she nevertheless hopes that they can be of assistance in similar fashion until such a thing can be compiled. (Raise reputation with the Sentinels of Stone to 1: Success!)
Diplomacy: Iyiha Nehrat sets off to the west of her liege's newest holdings, accompanied by the same pair of green-scaled sisters who once aided her on a mission to the Sor Dunes and a well-supplied caravan, though it mostly contains guards and provisions; they have little idea what they will find, unfortunately, her interrogation of those who have lived near the border proving utterly fruitless, and so she brings gifts intended for whoever is in power rather than weigh the expedition down with trade goods. (Diplomatic exploration to the west of Region 311: Success!)

Stat changes: +2 Diplomacy.

Non-actions: Accept the Soreni's gift.