Necromancer
Ah the time honored the tradition of all true rulers
"Catalina, I think it's time we expand." You say walking into her study.
"Oh you do, do you? Well, there's no shortage of places. Got somewhere in particular in mind?"
"A few places, but this is sort of why I'm talking to you, I figure it'll be good to have your input."
"Wow, laying it on thick today aren't we?"
"Yeah do you like it?"
"Maybe." She says with a faint smile.
"Good, but seriously I'm thinking we should attack the Brot Kingdom. It's close, and its military is weak."
"Normally I'd agree, but I think you're forgetting that our former classmate Trelik has currently established a presence there."
"Yeah, I was thinking we could get rid of him at the same time."
"Easier said than done I hope you realize. I know he's a treacherous asshole that's been run ragged by the Grand Alliance, but that doesn't mean he's any less formidable. Not to mention we'll still have the Brot military to handle and hopefully the Grand Alliance doesn't show up in the area. Speaking of which, Trelik's pitiful endeavors have been keeping them busy. Get rid of him and they'll pay more attention to us."
"Alright then, where do you think we should attack?"
"Here."
Catalina points to a rather barren area known as the Drozz Wasteland which contains barbaric orc tribes, though ogres, goblins and similar "uncivilized" races dwell there as well.
"What the hell are we supposed to do with that?"
"Do you realize how many soldiers we can get in that area? The tribes in there are disorganized and unlikely to give us a meaningful fight. We can suffer minimal losses and gain more than what we started out with. Then we can use those gains against more formidable foes!"
"Cat baby, THAT is not going to be easy. First of all I know something of orcs and the green bastards don't know when to fucking quit most of the time. Even with the fear of an undead army, I guarantee they'll still fight. Same thing with the ogres, trolls, minotaurs and GIANTS that live in that area! Giants, Catalina. Fucking giants. Not to mention those tribes have the full advantage of the knowledge of the terrain."
"What difference does that make? It's not like our army needs to eat or even sleep! Those tribes are fighting each other most of the time too. By the time we've slaughtered half of those mongrel tribes, it's still unlikely that the rest will unite against us in any meaningful way. You said giants live there and perhaps that will be a challenge, but think about it, we could RAISE those same giants to use against our enemies in the future!"
While the idea of raising undead giants is appealing, you still have reservations about attacking the area.
You have a big decision to make.
"Catalina, I think it's time we expand." You say walking into her study.
"Oh you do, do you? Well, there's no shortage of places. Got somewhere in particular in mind?"
"A few places, but this is sort of why I'm talking to you, I figure it'll be good to have your input."
"Wow, laying it on thick today aren't we?"
"Yeah do you like it?"
"Maybe." She says with a faint smile.
"Good, but seriously I'm thinking we should attack the Brot Kingdom. It's close, and its military is weak."
"Normally I'd agree, but I think you're forgetting that our former classmate Trelik has currently established a presence there."
"Yeah, I was thinking we could get rid of him at the same time."
"Easier said than done I hope you realize. I know he's a treacherous asshole that's been run ragged by the Grand Alliance, but that doesn't mean he's any less formidable. Not to mention we'll still have the Brot military to handle and hopefully the Grand Alliance doesn't show up in the area. Speaking of which, Trelik's pitiful endeavors have been keeping them busy. Get rid of him and they'll pay more attention to us."
"Alright then, where do you think we should attack?"
"Here."
Catalina points to a rather barren area known as the Drozz Wasteland which contains barbaric orc tribes, though ogres, goblins and similar "uncivilized" races dwell there as well.
"What the hell are we supposed to do with that?"
"Do you realize how many soldiers we can get in that area? The tribes in there are disorganized and unlikely to give us a meaningful fight. We can suffer minimal losses and gain more than what we started out with. Then we can use those gains against more formidable foes!"
"Cat baby, THAT is not going to be easy. First of all I know something of orcs and the green bastards don't know when to fucking quit most of the time. Even with the fear of an undead army, I guarantee they'll still fight. Same thing with the ogres, trolls, minotaurs and GIANTS that live in that area! Giants, Catalina. Fucking giants. Not to mention those tribes have the full advantage of the knowledge of the terrain."
"What difference does that make? It's not like our army needs to eat or even sleep! Those tribes are fighting each other most of the time too. By the time we've slaughtered half of those mongrel tribes, it's still unlikely that the rest will unite against us in any meaningful way. You said giants live there and perhaps that will be a challenge, but think about it, we could RAISE those same giants to use against our enemies in the future!"
While the idea of raising undead giants is appealing, you still have reservations about attacking the area.
You have a big decision to make.