Ramitha Turn 1

[21:25] <SpaceThor> If the ports of Ramitha are beautiful, the capital of Balzer is the crown jewel of them all. situated in the middle of the great Bay of Abdhamon, the glittering seas give life, and the cool air that travels through its channels give respite from the hot sun of summer. In a marble veranda, a young woman sits. A noble, of the house of Pterachaea, and the current ruler of this great city and its colonies. She stares out over the bay, at the pure white sails of the boats coming in and out of harbor. She has a visitor coming soon, but until that time, she'll watch over this land. Her land, and her people who inhabit the bustling port city of Balzer.
[21:31] <Captain_Techae> A rather larger ship slides smoothly into the harbor; the captain is at the top of their game by the looks of things, given the precision with which the galley oars rack up and slide in, and the ship pirouettes on topsails and rudder control alone, slowing down and settling into a berth with hardly a bump. Dockworkers swarm, as they always do, and a ramp appears as if by magic--knowing her town, the Lady knows it *is* magic.
[21:31] <Captain_Techae> And there's her visitor now, striding down the plank in full uniform, oranges and whites glittering in the midday sun. It's a ten-minute trip from the docks to the palatial villa that oversees administration of this busy naval nation, and no more than that allotment of time passes before there is a knock at the door to the veranda. It cracks open and a guard sticks his head inside. "Captain Techae to see you, Madam,"
[21:32] <SpaceThor> She stands, a short smile on her face. "Captain. Thank you for indulging me on such short notice."
[21:35] * Captain_Techae enters in a long-legged stride. Captain Avincia Techae is a woman as well, dark-haired and dark-eyed, with skin weathered by a life at sea. She sweeps off her hat in the presence of her ruler, bowing at the waist.
[21:35] <Captain_Techae> "Lady Pterachaea," she says, voice a hard-edged alto more accustomed to barking orders over snapping sails and splashing waves, than to formal indoor environs. "Your patronage of the Fleet has been second to none; it's only natural for one such as I to show respect for respect."
[21:36] <SpaceThor> "Please, sit, have a drink." She returns to her seat, shade from the heavy, colored cloth a godsend in the direct sunlight.
[21:40] * Captain_Techae does as ordered, settling her hat on her knee. Given the leeway, she pours a glass of wine, first for the Lady, and then for herself, taking a deep sip before lifting her eyebrows and looking at the wine with approval. "Oh, this is good. Very sweet; I'd say a...'37 Myrtis?"
[21:40] <SpaceThor> "Good guess, but '39. The '37 has a hint of salt to it."
[21:42] <Captain_Techae> "I've been at sea too long," the captain comments with a grin. "Time to scrap the sea salt from my tongue. But you didn't request my presence to chit-chat about wine; what can the Asteridae do for you, My Lady?"
[21:43] <SpaceThor> She leans forward, stroking the curled brown hair from her eyes. "Have you been out so long that you haven't heard about current events?"
[21:45] * Captain_Techae purses her lips, rolling the wine around in her glass for a moment, watching it cling to the sides before creeping down. "Let us say that I'd rather not waste your time with speculation and scuttlebutt."
[21:45] <SpaceThor> "Well, ambassadors came, from the East. Human ones, among them anyway>"
[21:45] <SpaceThor> ."*
[21:48] <SpaceThor> "I've been in meetings with them for almost a week. The language gap was frustrating, but we came to an understanding."
[21:48] <Captain_Techae> Techae stares openly at her ruler for several seconds. "...From beyond our cities? Past the coast?"
[21:48] <Captain_Techae> "But...those have been established for almost two centuries!"
[21:49] <SpaceThor> She nods. "They say they're from the Red Mountain Kingdom, further east. The ambassador was Dragonborn, and he had human and kobold guards. We didn't get far into cultural exchange, but we did come to something relevant to my plans."
[21:49] <SpaceThor> She slides a map onto the table.
[21:51] * Captain_Techae rises and steps over to look at it. The borders drawn on the map are unmistakable, and yet... "They're so close," she muses. "And yet none of our scouting forays ever wrote of seeing living beings, much less civilization..."
[21:52] <SpaceThor> "I think the borders are mostly religious, that mountain on the edge has some sort of significance to them. But regardless, this gives us two important pieces of information."
[21:52] <SpaceThor> She smiles, wider than before. "We have a limit, and we have trade partners that nobody else knows of."
[21:54] <Captain_Techae> The second point seems to stun the seaman. She blinks in surprise before her own smile grows. "Your understanding with them must have been fruitful, indeed, My Lady~"
[21:55] <SpaceThor> "Oh, we're not there yet, but I'm confident in my ability. So, here is my command. Go to the bay, and establish a new colony along its shores. We'll establish it and use it as the basis for a whole new land of possibilities, perhaps even our ascendance to the great powers of the world."
[21:59] <Captain_Techae> The captain grins rakishly, stepping back from the map. She salutes the Lady, an open hand over her heart that she bows over. "May I obey all your commands with equal pleasure, then! We will set sail as soon as we are ready. Shall I handle collecting settlers, or did you have a group already selected?"
[22:01] <SpaceThor> She waves dismissively. "I leave that in your capable hands. I can't imagine it would be so difficult to find proles desiring of new land to call their own. Be sure to respect their borders, and be careful. While we haven't run into excessively hostile creatures yet, their ambassador spoke of a great, dark empire opposed to their own. Do avoid becoming their next casualty."
[22:04] <Captain_Techae> She sobers mildly at the warnings. "Yes, My Lady. I will see to our preparations at once. By your leave?"
[22:05] <SpaceThor> She nods to you. "Go make a new chapter in the history of our land."
[22:05] <SpaceThor> "That is all, Captain."
[22:05] * Captain_Techae clacks her boot heels together and bows again, then finishes her wine glass and sweeps out of the veranda. There's a lot to do...