Fun fact: this exact event almost basically auto-lost me the game on a different playthrough of mine. (Though I think I actually don't want to spoil how! I will say I made a different choice than you all did on the main question.)
UK missed the vote cutoff so I'm taking the spirit of Stein's suggestion with the ratio of Keegster's, it seemed like a nice compromise. :3 And hey it sounds like we're allowed to keep facerolling them anyway, but maybe it's worth turning someone else into our punching bag instead? Maybe I'm soft but I sorta want to leave them be after an overture of peace more in-depth than "stop killing us we'll give tribute. ;_;"
Well, we can figure that out between the next few updates, I'll leave raids be right now and we can punch some losers in Storm if you guys want to, be it the Elkenvali or someone else - Zethnorings are in pink with us and happen to also be the recipient of our rubble-runners so they're likely to escalate to feud even if we don't go raiding them, for example.
In the meantime, we could use some health blessings up in here. This was the one we needed most, yay! I'll put up a shrine to it next chance I get.
BUT SPEAKING OF RUBBLE-RUNNERS.
The dangerous rodents are back. The trickster magic you used against them lured them away, but did not prevent them from returning. They swarm to attack several of your horses, mauling one so badly that it must be destroyed. The also bite some of the old women and children. The people say that it is about time the clan ring did something about these loathsome creatures.
Choices are still the same as last time but I'm guessing you still want me to have Mosdorl lure them away so this vote is probably unnecessary. We'll consider this result a "what to do from now until the end of time" unless opinion seems to be against that.
1. Block the cave entrance.
2. Have Mosdorl lure them away with trickster magic.
3. Find outsiders to exterminate the creatures.
4. Order your weaponthanes to exterminate the creatures.
5. Shrug and go about your business.We have different advice though!
These lowly animals will afflict everyone if we don't get rid of them. (1, 3, 4)
We need some kind of magic solution to this infestation. (2)
Creatures like this are often companions to spirits of disease.
Why risk getting bitten ourselves, when we can find someone to do it for us? (3)
The carls say they will do what they can to get rid of these abominations. (1)
See how quickly the Rubble-Runners breed, and how resilient they are? (anything but 5)
We should send them over to the Zethnorings. They'll recognize them as their kin, I'm sure! (2)
