Training by the River

Someday, you will retake Zaradene.  And in the meantime, the ability to defend yourself would not be so bad to have.  The militia and other martial types train by the River, behind the Tomb.

Always

Always

Meet Amos, a wizard

A sallow gentleman of about thirty, he is one of the most powerful mages in the world.  Of course, that isn't saying very much at present.

            0
            You need Amos's Level 0 and Amos's Level no more than 0

            0
            Unlocked with Amos's Level 0

Take sparring practice with Aspic

A very chancy challenge

You hope you never need to defend yourself, but in times like these, a mayor can't be too careful.

            1
            You need Food 1 (you have 20)

            1
            Unlocked with Food 1 - you have 20


The Situation Room

There's a secret room down through the false bottom of a treasure chest in the back of the Tomb.
 You, Bratha, and Aspic meet here to tend to Adastra's numerous crises -- and its objectives -- out of the public eye.

Always

Always

Lie low for a while

Morale

Some actions are more likely to yield good results when Morale is high.  Low Morale can make bad things happen.

A chancy challenge

If Visibility is getting too high, Adastra could live off its food reserves for a while and wait for the search parties to move on.  No fires, no loud noises, no light.

            4
            You need Visibility 4 (you have 3)

            6
            You need Food 6 (you have 20)

            4
            Unlocked with Visibility 4 - you have 3

            6
            Unlocked with Food 6 - you have 20


The Mayor Reminisces

Adastra starting area

Adastra starting area

Once upon a time, you were Lord Mayor Chance Aldym.  You were callow, perhaps a trifle impetuous, but on the whole you ruled fairly and well.  Zaradene prospered.

Always

Always

Then the angels came.

The Mayor Reminisces

Adastra starting area

Adastra starting area

There was no warning at all, the night of the Puncture.  They threw you in prison, awaiting execution.  Your people, enslaved.  Only the timely intervention of the town wizard saved your life.


Visit the infirmary

In the old king's tomb is a room that once housed a harem...

The Situation Room

There's a secret room down through the false bottom of a treasure chest in the back of the Tomb...

Always

Always


And now you're here

Then the angels came.

The Mayor Reminisces

Adastra starting area

Adastra starting area

In Adastra, the underground refugee camp built on a tournament site, with what few allies escaped the city with you.  There is little food and less light.  Morale is not high.  This is not what you were elected for.  But you will see your people through at all costs.

You have moved to a new area

An occurrence! Your 'Population' Quality is now 100 - Adastra Settlement!

An occurrence! Your 'Food' Quality is now 20!

You have a new Accomplishment... Elected!

0 change points, 6 more needed to reach level 6.

An occurrence! Your 'Morale' Quality is now 5!

0 change points, 11 more needed to reach level 11.

An occurrence! Your 'Leadership' Quality is now 10 - Assertive!

0 change points, 2 more needed to reach level 2.

An occurrence! Your 'Adastra's Might' Quality is now 1!

An occurrence! Your 'Fitness' Quality is now 10 - Able-Bodied!


Elected

Not everyone can be the Mayor.

a stranger

A past yet to be revealed

Population

How many people live in Adastra?

Amos Is Wounded

Wounded citizens are restricted in what they can do.

Visibility

Adastra must stay hidden.  Visibility is how close your enemies are to finding you.  The higher it goes, the larger the probability of bad things happening.  If it reaches 8, something bad will definitely happen.

Adastra's Might

When Adastra goes to war, victory or defeat will be decided by its preparedness.

Leadership

Charisma, guile, command.  Leadership improves when you attempt tasks that require it.

Fitness

Strength, constitution, dexterity.  Fitness improves when you attempt tasks that require it.

Food

You can't live without it.


Always

Always


An asset to Adastra

Meet Amos, a wizard

            0
            You need Amos's Level 0 and Amos's Level no more than 0 (you have 1)

            0
            Unlocked with Amos's Level 0 - you have 1

Amos is a bit of a bore, and he can't exactly call down meteors, but he has a trick with small missiles of light that would come in handy in battle.  What's more, he has a few friends who are also relearning their arcane craft after the Puncture.  Somewhat to your surprise, you are in possession of a wizarding corps.

You can now drill your wizards to improve Adastra's might.

An occurrence! Your 'Amos's Level' Quality is now 1!


Elected

Not everyone can be the Mayor.

a stranger

A past yet to be revealed

Population

How many people live in Adastra?

Amos's Level

A wizard relearning his craft.

Food

You can't live without it.


And now you're here

Then the angels came.

The Mayor Reminisces

Adastra starting area

Adastra starting area

You have moved to a new area


Elected

Not everyone can be the Mayor.

a stranger

A past yet to be revealed

Population

How many people live in Adastra?

Food

You can't live without it.


Visit the infirmary

In the old king's tomb is a room that once housed a harem.  Now, it houses the sick and wounded.  Bratha, a midwife in her previous life, spends considerable time here when she isn't helping to run the town or drill the militia.

Always

Always

Meet Jasmine, an apothecary

In the corner of the infirmary, a slight woman in her late thirties grinds something patiently in a mortar.

            0
            You need Jasmine's Level 0 and Jasmine's Level no more than 0

            0
            Unlocked with Jasmine's Level 0

Tend to Amos

While Amos is wounded, he cannot train or fight.  Conventional healing takes time and food.

            5
            You need Food 5 (you have 20)

            1
            You need Amos Is Wounded 1 (you have 1)

            5
            Unlocked with Food 5 - you have 20

            1
            Unlocked with Amos Is Wounded 1 - you have 1

Use healing salve on Amos

You could use Jasmine's healing salve to get Amos on his feet much sooner.

            1
            You need 1 x Healing salve  (you have 0)

            2
            You need Food 2 (you have 20)

            1
            You need Amos Is Wounded 1 (you have 1)

            1
            Unlocked with 1 x Healing salve

            2
            Unlocked with Food 2 - you have 20

            1
            Unlocked with Amos Is Wounded 1 - you have 1


And now you're here

Then the angels came.

The Mayor Reminisces

Adastra starting area

Adastra starting area

You have moved to a new area


Elected

Not everyone can be the Mayor.

a stranger

A past yet to be revealed

Population

How many people live in Adastra?

Food

You can't live without it.


The matter of food

Patch up Adastra's food stores here.

Always

Always

Meet Rhody, a ranger

Patch up Adastra's food stores here.

She can't be a day over nineteen, but she says she's a dab hand at tracking and hunting.

Visit the mushroom farm

The matter of food

Patch up Adastra's food stores here.

A few hardy Adastrans have set up a mushroom farm in the old arena, just beneath the surface.  Growing mushrooms is slow, but when they're harvested they provide a lot of food.  How is the crop today?


And now you're here

Then the angels came.

The Mayor Reminisces

Adastra starting area

Adastra starting area

You have moved to a new area


Elected

Not everyone can be the Mayor.

a stranger

A past yet to be revealed

Population

How many people live in Adastra?

Morale

Some actions are more likely to yield good results when Morale is high.  Low Morale can make bad things happen.

Food

You can't live without it.


An asset to Adastra

The matter of food

Patch up Adastra's food stores here.

Meet Rhody, a ranger

Patch up Adastra's food stores here.

She's unseasoned, but promising.  She handles a bow with deft familiarity, and she has one knife for hunting and another for skinning.  You wish she didn't need to bear the weight of the settlement at such a young age, but in these times, everyone gives according to their ability.

You can now dispatch Rhody to hunt for food.

An occurrence! Your 'Rhody's Level' Quality is now 1!


Elected

Not everyone can be the Mayor.

a stranger

A past yet to be revealed

Population

How many people live in Adastra?

Rhody's Level

A ranger, adept at hunting and fighting.

Food

You can't live without it.


Right as rain

Tend to Amos

            5
            You need Food 5 (you have 20)

            1
            You need Amos Is Wounded 1

            5
            Unlocked with Food 5 - you have 20

            1
            Unlocked with Amos Is Wounded 1

Bratha pronounces Amos fit to return to duty.  He somehow conjures both a magical light and a smile.  "See you by the River," he says, a bit ruefully.

Your 'Amos Is Wounded' Quality has gone!


Elected

Not everyone can be the Mayor.

a stranger

A past yet to be revealed

Population

How many people live in Adastra?

Food

You can't live without it.


And now you're here

Then the angels came.

The Mayor Reminisces

Adastra starting area

Adastra starting area

Once upon a time, you were Lord Mayor Chance Aldym.  You were callow, perhaps a trifle impetuous, but on the whole you ruled fairly and well.  Zaradene prospered.

There was no warning at all, the night of the Puncture.  They threw you in prison, awaiting execution.  Your people, enslaved.  Only the timely intervention of the town wizard saved your life.

In Adastra, the underground refugee camp built on a tournament site, with what few allies escaped the city with you.  There is little food and less light.  Morale is not high.  This is not what you were elected for.  But you will see your people through at all costs.

You have moved to a new area


Elected

Not everyone can be the Mayor.

a stranger

A past yet to be revealed

Population

How many people live in Adastra?

Visibility

Adastra must stay hidden.  Visibility is how close your enemies are to finding you.  The higher it goes, the larger the probability of bad things happening.  If it reaches 8, something bad will definitely happen.

Adastra's Might

When Adastra goes to war, victory or defeat will be decided by its preparedness.

Leadership

Charisma, guile, command.  Leadership improves when you attempt tasks that require it.

Fitness

Strength, constitution, dexterity.  Fitness improves when you attempt tasks that require it.

Food

You can't live without it.


Training by the River

Someday, you will retake Zaradene.  And in the meantime, the ability to defend yourself would not be so bad to have.  The militia and other martial types train by the River, behind the Tomb.

Take sparring practice with Aspic

A very chancy challenge

You hope you never need to defend yourself, but in times like these, a mayor can't be too careful.

"Fights usually last under five seconds, so if you've listened to this whole sentence, you've already lost."

Aspic used to move in shady circles, and it shows.  His fighting style is dirty and practical, and that's how he teaches you to fight, too.  Amazingly, you keep up with him, and you leave with your head spinning -- and not only because it got boxed one too many times.

3 change points, 8 more needed to reach level 11.

Fitness is increasing...

You succeeded in a Fitness challenge! (Risky challenges mean you learn more.)

4 change points, 7 more needed to reach level 11.

Fitness is increasing...


Elected

Not everyone can be the Mayor.

a stranger

A past yet to be revealed

Population

How many people live in Adastra?

Amos's Level

A wizard relearning his craft.

Food

You can't live without it.


Always

Always


What's that rustling?

The matter of food

Patch up Adastra's food stores here.

Dispatch a team of hunters

A high-risk challenge

Patch up Adastra's food stores here.

Rhody is young, but she's a talented ranger.  She could lead a hunting party above ground.  This will bring Adastra food right away, especially as Rhody levels up, but it could increase Visibility.

            1
            You need Rhody's Level 1 (you have 1)

            0
            You need Rhody Is Wounded 0 and Rhody Is Wounded no more than 0

            1
            Unlocked with Rhody's Level 1 - you have 1

            0
            Unlocked with Rhody Is Wounded 0

It's not a good sign when the hunters return before sundown.  They only bear a few morsels.  Rhody is certain they were being followed.  "By angels, maybe?" she says uncertainly.  "They stayed well back of us, so I don't know.  We lost them, but it took hours."

Rhody's Level 1 failed in a challenge! Try again and you may have better luck...

You've gained 1 x Food (new total 21).

3 change points, 1 more needed to reach level 4.

Visibility is increasing...

1 change point, 1 more needed to reach level 2.

Rhody's Level is increasing...


Elected

Not everyone can be the Mayor.

a stranger

A past yet to be revealed

Population

How many people live in Adastra?

Amos Is Wounded

Wounded citizens are restricted in what they can do.

Morale

Some actions are more likely to yield good results when Morale is high.  Low Morale can make bad things happen.

Food

You can't live without it.


Elected

Not everyone can be the Mayor.

a stranger

A past yet to be revealed

Population

How many people live in Adastra?

Food

You can't live without it.


Always

Always


Just put it on

Ask Amos how to use magical items

Is there some sort of trick to it?

            1
            You need Amos's Level 1 (you have 1)

            1
            Unlocked with Amos's Level 1 - you have 1

You wait through about ten minutes of Amos' theoretical wandering for him to get to the point: no, there is no trick to it.  You just wear the item.  Thanks, Amos!

You can equip an item by clicking on it in the Inventory menu, then clicking Equip.  You have been given a trinket to practice with.

You can wear rings and gloves on your hands.

You can now equip items on your hands

You can now equip trinkets

Shepherd the wax.  There's only so much more where this came from.

An occurrence! Your 'Flickering candle' Quality is now 1!


Hands

You can wear rings and gloves on your hands.

Hands: You can equip items on your hands

Trinket

For things you carry around.

Flickering candle

Shepherd the wax.  There's only so much more where this came from.

Elected

Not everyone can be the Mayor.

a stranger

A past yet to be revealed

Population

How many people live in Adastra?

Amos's Level

A wizard relearning his craft.

Food

You can't live without it.


The Situation Room

There's a secret room down through the false bottom of a treasure chest in the back of the Tomb.
 You, Bratha, and Aspic meet here to tend to Adastra's numerous crises -- and its objectives -- out of the public eye.

Always

Always

Lie low for a while

A chancy challenge

If Visibility is getting too high, Adastra could live off its food reserves for a while and wait for the search parties to move on.  No fires, no loud noises, no light.


A rat in the larder

Old Man Harrison nearly has a heart attack when he goes for his rations and sees a dog-sized rat in the mushrooms.  He complains to you loudly.

"What do you want me to do, exactly?"

A modest challenge

The occasional rat is a fact of life.  You might as well complain about the darkness.


Always

Always


Elected

Not everyone can be the Mayor.

a stranger

A past yet to be revealed

Population

How many people live in Adastra?

Visibility

Adastra must stay hidden.  Visibility is how close your enemies are to finding you.  The higher it goes, the larger the probability of bad things happening.  If it reaches 8, something bad will definitely happen.

Adastra's Might

When Adastra goes to war, victory or defeat will be decided by its preparedness.

Leadership

Charisma, guile, command.  Leadership improves when you attempt tasks that require it.

Fitness

Strength, constitution, dexterity.  Fitness improves when you attempt tasks that require it.

Food

You can't live without it.


Loud grumbling

"What do you want me to do, exactly?"

A modest challenge

Old Man Harrison is unpersuaded, and he wanders off ranting.  As though Adastra needed his bad attitude on top of everything, you think.  He's being dramatic.  It's just one rat.  It's not as though you have an infestation.

1 change point, 10 more needed to reach level 11.

Leadership is increasing...

Leadership 10 failed in a challenge!

You've lost 1 x Food (new total 19).

An occurrence! Your 'You Have An Infestation' Quality is now 1!

4 change points, 1 more needed to reach level 5.

Morale has dropped to 4!


Elected

Not everyone can be the Mayor.

a stranger

A past yet to be revealed

Population

How many people live in Adastra?

You Have An Infestation

The rats are becoming a problem.

Morale

Some actions are more likely to yield good results when Morale is high.  Low Morale can make bad things happen.

Food

You can't live without it.


Elected

Not everyone can be the Mayor.

a stranger

A past yet to be revealed

Population

How many people live in Adastra?

Food

You can't live without it.


Up, up, up

Plant mushrooms

You could instruct the mushroom farmers to scatter spores.  This abandons anything the farmers may already be growing.

Visit the mushroom farm

The matter of food

Patch up Adastra's food stores here.

A few hardy Adastrans have set up a mushroom farm in the old arena, just beneath the surface.  Growing mushrooms is slow, but when they're harvested they provide a lot of food.  How is the crop today?

You climb the makeshift ladder that leads to the old arena.


Elected

Not everyone can be the Mayor.

a stranger

A past yet to be revealed

Population

How many people live in Adastra?

Rhody's Level

A ranger, adept at hunting and fighting.

Amos Is Wounded

Wounded citizens are restricted in what they can do.

Morale

Some actions are more likely to yield good results when Morale is high.  Low Morale can make bad things happen.

Food

You can't live without it.


Elected

Not everyone can be the Mayor.

a stranger

A past yet to be revealed

Population

How many people live in Adastra?

Food

You can't live without it.


Hands

You can wear rings and gloves on your hands.

Trinket

For things you carry around.

Flickering candle

Shepherd the wax.  There's only so much more where this came from.

Elected

Not everyone can be the Mayor.

a stranger

A past yet to be revealed

Population

How many people live in Adastra?

Amos's Level

A wizard relearning his craft.

Food

You can't live without it.


Always

Always

Writing to Seth

When Seth left, he gave you a sheaf of paper...

Wait -- whose footsteps are those?

Unlocked when Is Someone Following You? is:

Apparently so

You should hire a bodyguard


Training by the River

Someday, you will retake Zaradene.  And in the meantime, the ability to defend yourself would not be so bad to have.  The militia and other martial types train by the River, behind the Tomb.

Always

Always

Meet Amos, a wizard

A sallow gentleman of about thirty, he is one of the most powerful mages in the world.  Of course, that isn't saying very much at present.

Take sparring practice with Aspic

A very chancy challenge

You hope you never need to defend yourself, but in times like these, a mayor can't be too careful.


Always

Always


Attack: A River-Demon!

A hideous man-sized demon has emerged from the River!  It took those on the shore by surprise, and there are a few light casualties.  Those remaining await your order to deploy.

Deploy the hedge mages

Amos's Level

A wizard relearning his craft.

A high-risk challenge

Demons are magic, right?  Amos and his wizards would seem the most obvious lot to send against this demon.

            1
            You need Amos's Level 1 (you have 1)

            0
            You need Amos Is Wounded 0 and Amos Is Wounded no more than 0

            1
            You need Food 1 (you have 20)

            1
            Unlocked with Amos's Level 1 - you have 1

            0
            Unlocked with Amos Is Wounded 0

            1
            Unlocked with Food 1 - you have 20

Deploy the militia

Adastra's Might

When Adastra goes to war, victory or defeat will be decided by its preparedness.

A high-risk challenge

This seems like a great opportunity to put Adastra's militia to the test.  Just pretend it's an angel, everyone...

Fight the creature yourself

Fitness

Strength, constitution, dexterity.  Fitness improves when you attempt tasks that require it.

A very chancy challenge

With the militia behind you, of course.  You're not a fool.  But if you can strike a few good blows, it should be great for morale.


Writing to Seth

When Seth left, he gave you a sheaf of paper.  He said that what you write on it will be communicated to him.  He can't easily reply, but perhaps it would be wise to keep him informed.  And even if he weren't listening at all, writing down one's experiences does, perhaps, help make them meaningful.

Write an entry yourself

You wouldn't mind the opportunity to reflect on recent events.

            1
            You need Food 1 (you have 19)

            1
            Unlocked with Food 1 - you have 19

Invite Bratha to write

Bratha certainly wouldn't pass up an opportunity to tell Seth of Adastra's woes -- she could probably do a better job than you could, in fact.

Invite Aspic to write

Aspic didn't know Seth very well -- they met for the first time while liberating you -- but Aspic is close to the people, and his voice is valuable.

Get the whole town involved

He has his detractors, but the town at large likes Seth and misses him.  They might enjoy the opportunity to write, even if only a sentence apiece.


Scattering spores

Plant oyster mushrooms

Plant mushrooms

You could instruct the mushroom farmers to scatter spores.  This abandons anything the farmers may already be growing.

Oyster mushrooms grow quickly and prolifically.  They make a good staple food.

The farmers get to work seeding oyster mushrooms for Adastra.  Now all you can do is wait.

This will take a little while.  Come back to the mushroom farm when the Mushrooms Still Growing quality reaches zero.

An occurrence! Your 'Growing' Quality is now 1 - Oyster mushrooms!

When this reaches zero, you can harvest mushrooms at the mushroom farm.

An occurrence! Your 'Mushrooms Still Growing' Quality is now 4 - The mushrooms are still growing...!


Elected

Not everyone can be the Mayor.

a stranger

A past yet to be revealed

Population

How many people live in Adastra?

Rhody's Level

A ranger, adept at hunting and fighting.

Mushrooms Still Growing

Mushrooms Still Growing 4 - The mushrooms are still growing...

When this reaches zero, you can harvest mushrooms at the mushroom farm.

Mushrooms Still Growing: The mushrooms are still growing...

Growing

How does your garden grow?

Amos Is Wounded

Wounded citizens are restricted in what they can do.

Visibility

Adastra must stay hidden.  Visibility is how close your enemies are to finding you.  The higher it goes, the larger the probability of bad things happening.  If it reaches 8, something bad will definitely happen.

Leadership

Charisma, guile, command.  Leadership improves when you attempt tasks that require it.

Morale

Some actions are more likely to yield good results when Morale is high.  Low Morale can make bad things happen.

Food

You can't live without it.


Word from Seth

The town wizard, Seth Mase, has sent a message back by magic.  He is still in the field, trying to save the world from what the Puncture brought into it.  He doesn't know when he'll be back.  He wants you to convey his reassurances to the people of Adastra.

Share the message with everyone

A chancy challenge

Many in town will be heartened to know that Seth is well.  Others are angry with him for leaving at a time like this.  You'll have to proceed carefully.

Throw a party at which you read the message

Everyone likes parties.  No one with a full stomach is likely to get up in arms about Seth's absence.

            3
            You need Food 3 (you have 20)

            3
            Unlocked with Food 3 - you have 20


A rat in the larder

Old Man Harrison nearly has a heart attack when he goes for his rations and sees a dog-sized rat in the mushrooms.  He complains to you loudly.

"What do you want me to do, exactly?"

A modest challenge

The occasional rat is a fact of life.  You might as well complain about the darkness.


Visit the infirmary

In the old king's tomb is a room that once housed a harem.  Now, it houses the sick and wounded.  Bratha, a midwife in her previous life, spends considerable time here when she isn't helping to run the town or drill the militia.

Always

Always

Meet Jasmine, an apothecary

In the corner of the infirmary, a slight woman in her late thirties grinds something patiently in a mortar.

Tend to Amos

While Amos is wounded, he cannot train or fight.  Conventional healing takes time and food.

Use healing salve on Amos

You could use Jasmine's healing salve to get Amos on his feet much sooner.


Demons are weak against left hooks

Fight the creature yourself

Fitness

Strength, constitution, dexterity.  Fitness improves when you attempt tasks that require it.

A very chancy challenge

Attack: A River-Demon!

A hideous man-sized demon has emerged from the River!  It took those on the shore by surprise, and there are a few light casualties.  Those remaining await your order to deploy.

With the militia behind you, of course.  You're not a fool.  But if you can strike a few good blows, it should be great for morale.

The demon's face is a lot bonier than it looks, and you work not to wince as you beat it around.  You skillfully roll out of the way of its tongue-based counterattack, giving an archer the perfect opening to plant an arrow in the creature's mouth.  The rest of the battle is a formality, and the town chants your name afterwards.  It's good to be the mayor.

7 change points, 4 more needed to reach level 11.

Fitness is increasing...

3 change points, 3 more needed to reach level 6.

Morale is increasing...

Leadership is increasing...


Hands

You can wear rings and gloves on your hands.

Trinket

For things you carry around.

Flickering candle

Shepherd the wax.  There's only so much more where this came from.

Elected

Not everyone can be the Mayor.

a stranger

A past yet to be revealed

Population

How many people live in Adastra?

Amos's Level

A wizard relearning his craft.

Visibility

Adastra must stay hidden.  Visibility is how close your enemies are to finding you.  The higher it goes, the larger the probability of bad things happening.  If it reaches 8, something bad will definitely happen.

Adastra's Might

When Adastra goes to war, victory or defeat will be decided by its preparedness.

Leadership

Charisma, guile, command.  Leadership improves when you attempt tasks that require it.

Fitness

Strength, constitution, dexterity.  Fitness improves when you attempt tasks that require it.

Morale

Some actions are more likely to yield good results when Morale is high.  Low Morale can make bad things happen.

Food

You can't live without it.


Always

Always


Invite Aspic to write

Writing to Seth

When Seth left, he gave you a sheaf of paper.  He said that what you write on it will be communicated to him.  He can't easily reply, but perhaps it would be wise to keep him informed.  And even if he weren't listening at all, writing down one's experiences does, perhaps, help make them meaningful.

Aspic didn't know Seth very well -- they met for the first time while liberating you -- but Aspic is close to the people, and his voice is valuable.

"You should have seen his face when we showed him the spider!"

Aspic writes with a conversational sort of flourish.  He's light on details, speaking instead of the mood of Adastra and of his own adjustment to having authority.  You haven't always gotten along with Aspic, but his work for the Docks in Zaradene was sterling.  You wonder how much Seth knows about that story.

You now have 1 x Favor: Aspic.


Elected

Not everyone can be the Mayor.

a stranger

A past yet to be revealed

Population

How many people live in Adastra?

You Have An Infestation

The rats are becoming a problem.

Food

You can't live without it.

Favor: Aspic

Aspic owes you a favor.


Training by the River

Someday, you will retake Zaradene.  And in the meantime, the ability to defend yourself would not be so bad to have.  The militia and other martial types train by the River, behind the Tomb.

Take sparring practice with Aspic

A very chancy challenge

You hope you never need to defend yourself, but in times like these, a mayor can't be too careful.

Aspic used to move in shady circles, and it shows.  His fighting style is dirty and practical, and that's how he teaches you to fight, too.  Amazingly, you keep up with him, and you leave with your head spinning -- and not only because it got boxed one too many times.

Fitness is increasing...

Fitness is increasing...


Elected

Not everyone can be the Mayor.

a stranger

A past yet to be revealed

Population

How many people live in Adastra?

Food

You can't live without it.


Training by the River

Always

Always

Meet Amos, a wizard

A sallow gentleman of about thirty, he is one of the most powerful mages in the world.  Of course, that isn't saying very much at present.

Take sparring practice with Aspic

Fitness

Strength, constitution, dexterity.  Fitness improves when you attempt tasks that require it.

A very chancy challenge


Always

Always

Word from Seth

The town wizard, Seth Mase, has sent a message back by magic...

A rat in the larder

Old Man Harrison nearly has a heart attack when he goes for his rations and sees a dog-sized rat in the mushrooms...


The matter of food

Patch up Adastra's food stores here.

Always

Always

Dispatch a team of hunters

Rhody's Level

A ranger, adept at hunting and fighting.

A high-risk challenge

The matter of food

Patch up Adastra's food stores here.

Rhody is young, but she's a talented ranger.  She could lead a hunting party above ground.  This will bring Adastra food right away, especially as Rhody levels up, but it could increase Visibility.

Visit the mushroom farm

The matter of food

Patch up Adastra's food stores here.

A few hardy Adastrans have set up a mushroom farm in the old arena, just beneath the surface.  Growing mushrooms is slow, but when they're harvested they provide a lot of food.  How is the crop today?


Always

Always


Gored!

The matter of food

Patch up Adastra's food stores here.

Dispatch a team of hunters

A high-risk challenge

Patch up Adastra's food stores here.

            1
            You need Rhody's Level 1 (you have 1)

            0
            You need Rhody Is Wounded 0 and Rhody Is Wounded no more than 0 (you have 1)

            1
            Unlocked with Rhody's Level 1 - you have 1

            0
            Unlocked with Rhody Is Wounded 0 - you have 1

The hunters return in the afternoon, and the news is not good.  Rhody is bleeding from a deep gash in her side, and walks only with support.  "I was hunting a boar," she explains while lucid.  "I didn't see her sister."

Rhody can't go hunting again until she is healed.

Wounded citizens are restricted in what they can do.

An occurrence! Your 'Rhody Is Wounded' Quality is now 1!


Elected

Not everyone can be the Mayor.

a stranger

A past yet to be revealed

Population

How many people live in Adastra?

Rhody Is Wounded

Wounded citizens are restricted in what they can do.

Mushrooms Still Growing

When this reaches zero, you can harvest mushrooms at the mushroom farm.

Growing

How does your garden grow?

Visibility

Adastra must stay hidden.  Visibility is how close your enemies are to finding you.  The higher it goes, the larger the probability of bad things happening.  If it reaches 8, something bad will definitely happen.

Adastra's Might

When Adastra goes to war, victory or defeat will be decided by its preparedness.

Leadership

Charisma, guile, command.  Leadership improves when you attempt tasks that require it.

Morale

Some actions are more likely to yield good results when Morale is high.  Low Morale can make bad things happen.

Food

You can't live without it.


Our hero

Share the message with everyone

A chancy challenge

Word from Seth

The town wizard, Seth Mase, has sent a message back by magic.  He is still in the field, trying to save the world from what the Puncture brought into it.  He doesn't know when he'll be back.  He wants you to convey his reassurances to the people of Adastra.

Many in town will be heartened to know that Seth is well.  Others are angry with him for leaving at a time like this.  You'll have to proceed carefully.

Adastra is soon abuzz with the tales in Seth's message.  Seth and his posse are like guardian angels to the town, providing a certain amount of counterweight against the other kind of angel. Morale is notably higher by nightfall.

3 change points, 8 more needed to reach level 11.

Leadership is increasing...

You succeeded in a Leadership challenge! (Risky challenges mean you learn more.)

2 change points, 4 more needed to reach level 6.

Morale is increasing...


Elected

Not everyone can be the Mayor.

a stranger

A past yet to be revealed

Population

How many people live in Adastra?

Food

You can't live without it.


Hands

You can wear rings and gloves on your hands.

Trinket

For things you carry around.

Flickering candle

Shepherd the wax.  There's only so much more where this came from.

Elected

Not everyone can be the Mayor.

a stranger

A past yet to be revealed

Population

How many people live in Adastra?

Amos's Level

A wizard relearning his craft.

Food

You can't live without it.


Wait -- whose footsteps are those?

They're right behind you.  There was no one there just moments ago.

Spin and confront the stalker

Fitness

Strength, constitution, dexterity.  Fitness improves when you attempt tasks that require it.

A very chancy challenge

Hurry!


Just grumbling

"What do you want me to do, exactly?"

A modest challenge

A rat in the larder

Old Man Harrison nearly has a heart attack when he goes for his rations and sees a dog-sized rat in the mushrooms.  He complains to you loudly.

The occasional rat is a fact of life.  You might as well complain about the darkness.

Old Man Harrison looks unpersuaded, but he doesn't press the issue.  You promptly dismiss the encounter.  It's just one rat.  It's not as though you have an infestation.

2 change points, 9 more needed to reach level 11.

Leadership is increasing...

You succeeded in a Leadership challenge!

You've lost 1 x Food (new total 19).


Elected

Not everyone can be the Mayor.

a stranger

A past yet to be revealed

Population

How many people live in Adastra?

You Have An Infestation

The rats are becoming a problem.

Food

You can't live without it.


An asset to Adastra

Meet Jasmine, an apothecary

Visit the infirmary

In the old king's tomb is a room that once housed a harem.  Now, it houses the sick and wounded.  Bratha, a midwife in her previous life, spends considerable time here when she isn't helping to run the town or drill the militia.

In the corner of the infirmary, a slight woman in her late thirties grinds something patiently in a mortar.

            0
            You need Jasmine's Level 0 and Jasmine's Level no more than 0 (you have 1)

            0
            Unlocked with Jasmine's Level 0 - you have 1

Jasmine continues grinding herbs as she introduces herself.  She is an herbalist and apothecary, able to harvest herbs and turn them into medicines and other sundries. From her halting speech and her complete failure to make eye contact, you suspect she's not quite right in the head, but as long as her medicines work, you don't suppose her particular variety of oddness matters much.

You can now use Jasmine's expertise from the infirmary.

0 change points, 2 more needed to reach level 2.

An occurrence! Your 'Jasmine's Level' Quality is now 1!

This ointment speeds the recovery of sick or wounded citizens of Adastra.

You now have 1 x Healing salve.


Elected

Not everyone can be the Mayor.

a stranger

A past yet to be revealed

Population

How many people live in Adastra?

Amos Is Wounded

Wounded citizens are restricted in what they can do.

Jasmine's Level

An apothecary who can gather and transform herbs.

Visibility

Adastra must stay hidden.  Visibility is how close your enemies are to finding you.  The higher it goes, the larger the probability of bad things happening.  If it reaches 8, something bad will definitely happen.

Adastra's Might

When Adastra goes to war, victory or defeat will be decided by its preparedness.

Leadership

Charisma, guile, command.  Leadership improves when you attempt tasks that require it.

Morale

Some actions are more likely to yield good results when Morale is high.  Low Morale can make bad things happen.

Food

You can't live without it.

Healing salve

This ointment speeds the recovery of sick or wounded citizens of Adastra.


Too slow!

Spin and confront the stalker

A very chancy challenge

Hurry!

Before you can spin away, there is a terrible burning pain between your shoulder blades.
 You abruptly lose consciousness.

You wake up on the ground.  You can't have been out more than a few moments, yet there is no sign of your attacker -- and no sign of a wound on your back.  Are you going crazy?  You find yourself glancing over your shoulder compulsively for the rest of the night, always with the sense of having just missed something.  You sleep poorly.

1 change point, 10 more needed to reach level 11.

Fitness is increasing...

Fitness 10 failed in a challenge! (When you try a challenge that's difficult for you, you learn more even when you fail.)

You've gained a new quality: Is Someone Following You? at Apparently so.

3 change points, 2 more needed to reach level 5.

Morale is dropping...


Elected

Not everyone can be the Mayor.

Is Someone Following You?

Is Someone Following You?: Apparently so

a stranger

A past yet to be revealed

Population

How many people live in Adastra?

You Have An Infestation

The rats are becoming a problem.

Morale

Some actions are more likely to yield good results when Morale is high.  Low Morale can make bad things happen.

Food

You can't live without it.

Favor: Aspic

Aspic owes you a favor.


Word from Seth

The town wizard, Seth Mase, has sent a message back by magic.  He is still in the field, trying to save the world from what the Puncture brought into it.  He doesn't know when he'll be back.  He wants you to convey his reassurances to the people of Adastra.

Share the message with everyone

A chancy challenge

Many in town will be heartened to know that Seth is well.  Others are angry with him for leaving at a time like this.  You'll have to proceed carefully.

Everyone likes parties.  No one with a full stomach is likely to get up in arms about Seth's absence.


Always

Always


An asset to Adastra

Training by the River

Someday, you will retake Zaradene.  And in the meantime, the ability to defend yourself would not be so bad to have.  The militia and other martial types train by the River, behind the Tomb.

Meet Amos, a wizard

A sallow gentleman of about thirty, he is one of the most powerful mages in the world.  Of course, that isn't saying very much at present.

Amos is a bit of a bore, and he can't exactly call down meteors, but he has a trick with small missiles of light that would come in handy in battle.  What's more, he has a few friends who are also relearning their arcane craft after the Puncture.  Somewhat to your surprise, you are in possession of a wizarding corps.

You can now drill your wizards to improve Adastra's might.


Elected

Not everyone can be the Mayor.

a stranger

A past yet to be revealed

Population

How many people live in Adastra?

Amos's Level

A wizard relearning his craft.

Fitness

Strength, constitution, dexterity.  Fitness improves when you attempt tasks that require it.

Food

You can't live without it.


Always

Always


Visit the infirmary

In the old king's tomb is a room that once housed a harem.  Now, it houses the sick and wounded.  Bratha, a midwife in her previous life, spends considerable time here when she isn't helping to run the town or drill the militia.

Always

Tend to Rhody

While Rhody is wounded, she cannot hunt or fight.  Conventional healing takes time and food.

            5
            You need Food 5 (you have 21)

            1
            You need Rhody Is Wounded 1 (you have 1)

            5
            Unlocked with Food 5 - you have 21

            1
            Unlocked with Rhody Is Wounded 1 - you have 1

Meet Jasmine, an apothecary

In the corner of the infirmary, a slight woman in her late thirties grinds something patiently in a mortar.

Tend to Amos

While Amos is wounded, he cannot train or fight.  Conventional healing takes time and food.

            5
            You need Food 5 (you have 21)

            1
            You need Amos Is Wounded 1 (you have 1)

            5
            Unlocked with Food 5 - you have 21

            1
            Unlocked with Amos Is Wounded 1 - you have 1

Use healing salve on Rhody

You could use Jasmine's healing salve to get Rhody on her feet much sooner.

            1
            You need Rhody Is Wounded 1 (you have 1)

            1
            You need 1 x Healing salve  (you have 0)

            2
            You need Food 2 (you have 21)

            1
            Unlocked with Rhody Is Wounded 1 - you have 1

            1
            Unlocked with 1 x Healing salve

            2
            Unlocked with Food 2 - you have 21

Use healing salve on Amos

You could use Jasmine's healing salve to get Amos on his feet much sooner.

            1
            You need 1 x Healing salve  (you have 0)

            2
            You need Food 2 (you have 21)

            1
            You need Amos Is Wounded 1 (you have 1)

            1
            Unlocked with 1 x Healing salve

            2
            Unlocked with Food 2 - you have 21

            1
            Unlocked with Amos Is Wounded 1 - you have 1


Our hero

After good food and drink, the town is breathless at Seth's tales of daring.  He and his posse find trouble wherever they go, but always somehow come out safe and smelling like roses.  Adastra goes to bed with its spirits lifted.

5 change points, 1 more needed to reach level 6.

Morale is increasing...


Hands

You can wear rings and gloves on your hands.

Trinket

For things you carry around.

Flickering candle

Shepherd the wax.  There's only so much more where this came from.

Elected

Not everyone can be the Mayor.

a stranger

A past yet to be revealed

Population

How many people live in Adastra?

Amos's Level

A wizard relearning his craft.

Visibility

Adastra must stay hidden.  Visibility is how close your enemies are to finding you.  The higher it goes, the larger the probability of bad things happening.  If it reaches 8, something bad will definitely happen.

Adastra's Might

When Adastra goes to war, victory or defeat will be decided by its preparedness.

Leadership

Charisma, guile, command.  Leadership improves when you attempt tasks that require it.

Fitness

Strength, constitution, dexterity.  Fitness improves when you attempt tasks that require it.

Morale

Some actions are more likely to yield good results when Morale is high.  Low Morale can make bad things happen.

Food

You can't live without it.


Always

Always

Attack: A River-Demon!

A hideous man-sized demon has emerged from the River!—


Always

Always


The Situation Room

There's a secret room down through the false bottom of a treasure chest in the back of the Tomb.
 You, Bratha, and Aspic meet here to tend to Adastra's numerous crises -- and its objectives -- out of the public eye.

Always

Ask Aspic to shore up confidence

Aspic is close to the people.  If morale is low, you could ask him to spread some comforting rumors -- encourage people to believe prosperity is just around the corner.  He is not crazy about doing this, but he owes you a favor.

            1
            You need 1 x Favor: Aspic  (you have 1)

            2
            You need Food 2 (you have 19)

            1
            Unlocked with 1 x Favor: Aspic  - you have 1

            2
            Unlocked with Food 2 - you have 19

Lie low for a while

A very chancy challenge

If Visibility is getting too high, Adastra could live off its food reserves for a while and wait for the search parties to move on.  No fires, no loud noises, no light.

            4
            You need Visibility 4 (you have 3)

            6
            You need Food 6 (you have 19)

            4
            Unlocked with Visibility 4 - you have 3

            6
            Unlocked with Food 6 - you have 19


Always

Always


Right as rain

Tend to Rhody

            5
            You need Food 5 (you have 16)

            1
            You need Rhody Is Wounded 1

            5
            Unlocked with Food 5 - you have 16

            1
            Unlocked with Rhody Is Wounded 1

Bratha pronounces Rhody fit to go outside.  "Thank the gods," says Rhody.  "I miss the sky."

You've lost 5 x Food (new total 16).

Wounded citizens are restricted in what they can do.

Your 'Rhody Is Wounded' Quality has gone!


Elected

Not everyone can be the Mayor.

a stranger

A past yet to be revealed

Population

How many people live in Adastra?

Rhody's Level

A ranger, adept at hunting and fighting.

Mushrooms Still Growing

When this reaches zero, you can harvest mushrooms at the mushroom farm.

Growing

How does your garden grow?

Amos Is Wounded

Wounded citizens are restricted in what they can do.

Fitness

Strength, constitution, dexterity.  Fitness improves when you attempt tasks that require it.

Food

You can't live without it.


"I suppose a little optimism in the right places never hurt anyone, eh?"

Aspic whispers reassurance to Adastra -- and drops the occasional word of praise for your and Bratha's amazing leadership.  A rumor spreads that Adastra has a secret food reserve.  Within a few days, people seem more willing to be patient and keep working hard for their city.

1 change point, 5 more needed to reach level 6.

Morale has increased to 5!


Elected

Not everyone can be the Mayor.

a stranger

A past yet to be revealed

Population

How many people live in Adastra?

You Have An Infestation

The rats are becoming a problem.

Food

You can't live without it.

Favor: Aspic

Aspic owes you a favor.


Always

Always


Trinket

For things you carry around.

Elected

Not everyone can be the Mayor.

a stranger

A past yet to be revealed

Population

How many people live in Adastra?

Amos's Level

A wizard relearning his craft.

Food

You can't live without it.


Always

Always


Elected

Not everyone can be the Mayor.

a stranger

A past yet to be revealed

Population

How many people live in Adastra?

You Have An Infestation

The rats are becoming a problem.

Food

You can't live without it.


Elected

Not everyone can be the Mayor.

a stranger

A past yet to be revealed

Population

How many people live in Adastra?

Food

You can't live without it.


The matter of food

Patch up Adastra's food stores here.

Always

Always

Dispatch a team of hunters

A high-risk challenge

Patch up Adastra's food stores here.

Rhody is young, but she's a talented ranger.  She could lead a hunting party above ground.  This will bring Adastra food right away, especially as Rhody levels up, but it could increase Visibility.

Visit the mushroom farm

The matter of food

Patch up Adastra's food stores here.

A few hardy Adastrans have set up a mushroom farm in the old arena, just beneath the surface.  Growing mushrooms is slow, but when they're harvested they provide a lot of food.  How is the crop today?


Writing to Seth

When Seth left, he gave you a sheaf of paper.  He said that what you write on it will be communicated to him.  He can't easily reply, but perhaps it would be wise to keep him informed.  And even if he weren't listening at all, writing down one's experiences does, perhaps, help make them meaningful.

Write an entry yourself

You wouldn't mind the opportunity to reflect on recent events.

            1
            You need Food 1 (you have 20)

            1
            Unlocked with Food 1 - you have 20

Invite Bratha to write

Bratha certainly wouldn't pass up an opportunity to tell Seth of Adastra's woes -- she could probably do a better job than you could, in fact.

Invite Aspic to write

Aspic didn't know Seth very well -- they met for the first time while liberating you -- but Aspic is close to the people, and his voice is valuable.

Get the whole town involved

He has his detractors, but the town at large likes Seth and misses him.  They might enjoy the opportunity to write, even if only a sentence apiece.


Wait -- whose footsteps are those?

They're right behind you.  There was no one there just moments ago.

Spin and confront the stalker

A very chancy challenge

Hurry!


Visit the infirmary

In the old king's tomb is a room that once housed a harem.  Now, it houses the sick and wounded.  Bratha, a midwife in her previous life, spends considerable time here when she isn't helping to run the town or drill the militia.

Always

Always

Meet Jasmine, an apothecary

In the corner of the infirmary, a slight woman in her late thirties grinds something patiently in a mortar.

            0
            You need Jasmine's Level 0 and Jasmine's Level no more than 0

            0
            Unlocked with Jasmine's Level 0


Training by the River

Someday, you will retake Zaradene.  And in the meantime, the ability to defend yourself would not be so bad to have.  The militia and other martial types train by the River, behind the Tomb.

Always

Always

Meet Amos, a wizard

A sallow gentleman of about thirty, he is one of the most powerful mages in the world.  Of course, that isn't saying very much at present.

            0
            You need Amos's Level 0 and Amos's Level no more than 0

            0
            Unlocked with Amos's Level 0

Take sparring practice with Aspic

A very chancy challenge

You hope you never need to defend yourself, but in times like these, a mayor can't be too careful.


Up, up, up

Plant mushrooms

You could instruct the mushroom farmers to scatter spores.  This abandons anything the farmers may already be growing.

Visit the mushroom farm

The matter of food

Patch up Adastra's food stores here.

You climb the makeshift ladder that leads to the old arena.


Elected

Not everyone can be the Mayor.

a stranger

A past yet to be revealed

Population

How many people live in Adastra?

Rhody's Level

A ranger, adept at hunting and fighting.

Mushrooms Still Growing

When this reaches zero, you can harvest mushrooms at the mushroom farm.

Growing

How does your garden grow?

Amos Is Wounded

Wounded citizens are restricted in what they can do.

Visibility

Adastra must stay hidden.  Visibility is how close your enemies are to finding you.  The higher it goes, the larger the probability of bad things happening.  If it reaches 8, something bad will definitely happen.

Adastra's Might

When Adastra goes to war, victory or defeat will be decided by its preparedness.

Leadership

Charisma, guile, command.  Leadership improves when you attempt tasks that require it.

Fitness

Strength, constitution, dexterity.  Fitness improves when you attempt tasks that require it.

Morale

Some actions are more likely to yield good results when Morale is high.  Low Morale can make bad things happen.

Food

You can't live without it.


Always

Always


Not your imagination

Spin and confront the stalker

A very chancy challenge

Hurry!

You whirl around barely in time to see the gleam of a knife out of the corner of your eye.  You throw up your arms defensively.  A bare moment later you open your eyes to peek out from behind your arms, and... there is no one there.  Of your assailant you can say nothing at all.  All you know is what you saw.

10 change points, 1 more needed to reach level 11.

Fitness is increasing...

0 change points, 2 more needed to reach level 2.


Hands

You can wear rings and gloves on your hands.

Trinket

For things you carry around.

Flickering candle

Shepherd the wax.  There's only so much more where this came from.

Elected

Not everyone can be the Mayor.

a stranger

A past yet to be revealed

Population

How many people live in Adastra?

Amos's Level

A wizard relearning his craft.

Food

You can't live without it.


An asset to Adastra

Meet Jasmine, an apothecary

Visit the infirmary

In the old king's tomb is a room that once housed a harem.  Now, it houses the sick and wounded.  Bratha, a midwife in her previous life, spends considerable time here when she isn't helping to run the town or drill the militia.

In the corner of the infirmary, a slight woman in her late thirties grinds something patiently in a mortar.

Jasmine continues grinding herbs as she introduces herself.  She is an herbalist and apothecary, able to harvest herbs and turn them into medicines and other sundries. From her halting speech and her complete failure to make eye contact, you suspect she's not quite right in the head, but as long as her medicines work, you don't suppose her particular variety of oddness matters much.

You can now use Jasmine's expertise from the infirmary.

This ointment speeds the recovery of sick or wounded citizens of Adastra.

You now have 1 x Healing salve.


Elected

Not everyone can be the Mayor.

a stranger

A past yet to be revealed

Population

How many people live in Adastra?

You Have An Infestation

The rats are becoming a problem.

Jasmine's Level

An apothecary who can gather and transform herbs.

Food

You can't live without it.

Favor: Aspic

Aspic owes you a favor.

Healing salve

This ointment speeds the recovery of sick or wounded citizens of Adastra.


Attack: A River-Demon!

A hideous man-sized demon has emerged from the River!  It took those on the shore by surprise, and there are a few light casualties.  Those remaining await your order to deploy.

Deploy the militia

A high-risk challenge

This seems like a great opportunity to put Adastra's militia to the test.  Just pretend it's an angel, everyone...

Fight the creature yourself

A very chancy challenge

With the militia behind you, of course.  You're not a fool.  But if you can strike a few good blows, it should be great for morale.


Deploy the militia

A high-risk challenge

Fight the creature yourself

A very chancy challenge


Always

Always


Correspondence collage

Get the whole town involved

Writing to Seth

When Seth left, he gave you a sheaf of paper.  He said that what you write on it will be communicated to him.  He can't easily reply, but perhaps it would be wise to keep him informed.  And even if he weren't listening at all, writing down one's experiences does, perhaps, help make them meaningful.

He has his detractors, but the town at large likes Seth and misses him.  They might enjoy the opportunity to write, even if only a sentence apiece.

You send a piece of parchment round, and by evening it has come back to you covered with ink.  You transcribe it onto the pages Seth gave you.  Even the skeptics of Seth and his friends have sent good wishes; some even included a fond recollection or two.  The settlement's mood has lifted a bit.

Morale is increasing...


Elected

Not everyone can be the Mayor.

a stranger

A past yet to be revealed

Population

How many people live in Adastra?

Amos Is Wounded

Wounded citizens are restricted in what they can do.

Visibility

Adastra must stay hidden.  Visibility is how close your enemies are to finding you.  The higher it goes, the larger the probability of bad things happening.  If it reaches 8, something bad will definitely happen.

Adastra's Might

When Adastra goes to war, victory or defeat will be decided by its preparedness.

Leadership

Charisma, guile, command.  Leadership improves when you attempt tasks that require it.

Fitness

Strength, constitution, dexterity.  Fitness improves when you attempt tasks that require it.

Morale

Some actions are more likely to yield good results when Morale is high.  Low Morale can make bad things happen.

Food

You can't live without it.


Always

Always


An asset to Adastra

Training by the River

Someday, you will retake Zaradene.  And in the meantime, the ability to defend yourself would not be so bad to have.  The militia and other martial types train by the River, behind the Tomb.

Meet Amos, a wizard

A sallow gentleman of about thirty, he is one of the most powerful mages in the world.  Of course, that isn't saying very much at present.

            0
            You need Amos's Level 0 and Amos's Level no more than 0 (you have 1)

            0
            Unlocked with Amos's Level 0 - you have 1

Amos is a bit of a bore, and he can't exactly call down meteors, but he has a trick with small missiles of light that would come in handy in battle.  What's more, he has a few friends who are also relearning their arcane craft after the Puncture.  Somewhat to your surprise, you are in possession of a wizarding corps.

You can now drill your wizards to improve Adastra's might.


Elected

Not everyone can be the Mayor.

a stranger

A past yet to be revealed

Population

How many people live in Adastra?

Amos's Level

A wizard relearning his craft.

Food

You can't live without it.


Hands

You can wear rings and gloves on your hands.

Trinket

For things you carry around.

Flickering candle

Shepherd the wax.  There's only so much more where this came from.

Elected

Not everyone can be the Mayor.

a stranger

A past yet to be revealed

Population

How many people live in Adastra?

Amos's Level

A wizard relearning his craft.

Food

You can't live without it.


The Situation Room

There's a secret room down through the false bottom of a treasure chest in the back of the Tomb.
 You, Bratha, and Aspic meet here to tend to Adastra's numerous crises -- and its objectives -- out of the public eye.

Always

Always

Lie low for a while

A chancy challenge

If Visibility is getting too high, Adastra could live off its food reserves for a while and wait for the search parties to move on.  No fires, no loud noises, no light.


The matter of food

Patch up Adastra's food stores here.

Always

Always

Meet Rhody, a ranger

Patch up Adastra's food stores here.

She can't be a day over nineteen, but she says she's a dab hand at tracking and hunting.

Visit the mushroom farm

The matter of food

Patch up Adastra's food stores here.

A few hardy Adastrans have set up a mushroom farm in the old arena, just beneath the surface.  Growing mushrooms is slow, but when they're harvested they provide a lot of food.  How is the crop today?


The matter of food

Patch up Adastra's food stores here.

Always

Always

Dispatch a team of hunters

Rhody's Level

A ranger, adept at hunting and fighting.

A high-risk challenge

The matter of food

Patch up Adastra's food stores here.

Rhody is young, but she's a talented ranger.  She could lead a hunting party above ground.  This will bring Adastra food right away, especially as Rhody levels up, but it could increase Visibility.

            1
            You need Rhody's Level 1 (you have 1)

            0
            You need Rhody Is Wounded 0 and Rhody Is Wounded no more than 0

            1
            Unlocked with Rhody's Level 1 - you have 1

            0
            Unlocked with Rhody Is Wounded 0

Visit the mushroom farm

The matter of food

Patch up Adastra's food stores here.


A rat in the larder

Old Man Harrison nearly has a heart attack when he goes for his rations and sees a dog-sized rat in the mushrooms.  He complains to you loudly.

"What do you want me to do, exactly?"

A modest challenge

The occasional rat is a fact of life.  You might as well complain about the darkness.


Always

Always


Target-rich environment

Deploy the militia

Adastra's Might

When Adastra goes to war, victory or defeat will be decided by its preparedness.

A high-risk challenge

Attack: A River-Demon!

A hideous man-sized demon has emerged from the River!  It took those on the shore by surprise, and there are a few light casualties.  Those remaining await your order to deploy.

This seems like a great opportunity to put Adastra's militia to the test.  Just pretend it's an angel, everyone...

The demon goes into a frenzy at the sight of so many warm bodies rushing to meet it in battle, and a pair of fighters are unconscious before anyone lands a hit.  The conclusion is foregone -- there are too many Adastrans for the demon to win -- but the battle is grueling and costly.  In the end, all the town can do is force the demon into retreat.  At least they know what mistakes not to make again.

Adastra's Might 1 failed in a challenge! Try again and you may have better luck...

1 change point, 1 more needed to reach level 2.

Adastra's Might is increasing...


Elected

Not everyone can be the Mayor.

a stranger

A past yet to be revealed

Population

How many people live in Adastra?

You Have An Infestation

The rats are becoming a problem.

Visibility

Adastra must stay hidden.  Visibility is how close your enemies are to finding you.  The higher it goes, the larger the probability of bad things happening.  If it reaches 8, something bad will definitely happen.

Leadership

Charisma, guile, command.  Leadership improves when you attempt tasks that require it.

Fitness

Strength, constitution, dexterity.  Fitness improves when you attempt tasks that require it.

Morale

Some actions are more likely to yield good results when Morale is high.  Low Morale can make bad things happen.

Food

You can't live without it.


Up, up, up

Plant mushrooms

You could instruct the mushroom farmers to scatter spores.  This abandons anything the farmers may already be growing.

Visit the mushroom farm

The matter of food

Patch up Adastra's food stores here.

You climb the makeshift ladder that leads to the old arena.


Elected

Not everyone can be the Mayor.

a stranger

A past yet to be revealed

Population

How many people live in Adastra?

Mushrooms Still Growing

When this reaches zero, you can harvest mushrooms at the mushroom farm.

Growing

How does your garden grow?

Amos Is Wounded

Wounded citizens are restricted in what they can do.

Food

You can't live without it.


Demons are weak against left hooks

Fight the creature yourself

A very chancy challenge

With the militia behind you, of course.  You're not a fool.  But if you can strike a few good blows, it should be great for morale.

The demon's face is a lot bonier than it looks, and you work not to wince as you beat it around.  You skillfully roll out of the way of its tongue-based counterattack, giving an archer the perfect opening to plant an arrow in the creature's mouth.  The rest of the battle is a formality, and the town chants your name afterwards.  It's good to be the mayor.

3 change points, 8 more needed to reach level 11.

Fitness is increasing...

5 change points, 1 more needed to reach level 6.

Morale is increasing...

4 change points, 7 more needed to reach level 11.

Leadership is increasing...


Elected

Not everyone can be the Mayor.

a stranger

A past yet to be revealed

Population

How many people live in Adastra?

Visibility

Adastra must stay hidden.  Visibility is how close your enemies are to finding you.  The higher it goes, the larger the probability of bad things happening.  If it reaches 8, something bad will definitely happen.

Adastra's Might

When Adastra goes to war, victory or defeat will be decided by its preparedness.

Leadership

Charisma, guile, command.  Leadership improves when you attempt tasks that require it.

Fitness

Strength, constitution, dexterity.  Fitness improves when you attempt tasks that require it.

Food

You can't live without it.


Visit the infirmary

In the old king's tomb is a room that once housed a harem.  Now, it houses the sick and wounded.  Bratha, a midwife in her previous life, spends considerable time here when she isn't helping to run the town or drill the militia.

Always

Always

Send Jasmine to gather herbs

Jasmine has an eye for herbs and a knack for stealth.  You could send her to gather whatever she can find.

            1
            You need Jasmine's Level 1 (you have 1)

            1
            You need Food 1 (you have 19)

            0
            You need Jasmine Is Abroad 0 and Jasmine Is Abroad no more than 0

            1
            Unlocked with Jasmine's Level 1 - you have 1

            1
            Unlocked with Food 1 - you have 19

            0
            Unlocked with Jasmine Is Abroad 0

Ask Jasmine to brew something

Jasmine can fabricate a number of tonics and tinctures, given the right ingredients.

            0
            You need Jasmine Is Abroad 0 and Jasmine Is Abroad no more than 0

            1
            You need Jasmine's Level 1 (you have 1)

            0
            Unlocked with Jasmine Is Abroad 0

            1
            Unlocked with Jasmine's Level 1 - you have 1


Just grumbling

"What do you want me to do, exactly?"

A modest challenge

A rat in the larder

Old Man Harrison nearly has a heart attack when he goes for his rations and sees a dog-sized rat in the mushrooms.  He complains to you loudly.

The occasional rat is a fact of life.  You might as well complain about the darkness.

Old Man Harrison looks unpersuaded, but he doesn't press the issue.  You promptly dismiss the encounter.  It's just one rat.  It's not as though you have an infestation.

Leadership is increasing...

You've lost 1 x Food (new total 19).


Hands

You can wear rings and gloves on your hands.

Trinket

For things you carry around.

Flickering candle

Shepherd the wax.  There's only so much more where this came from.

Elected

Not everyone can be the Mayor.

a stranger

A past yet to be revealed

Population

How many people live in Adastra?

Amos's Level

A wizard relearning his craft.

You Have An Infestation

The rats are becoming a problem.

Visibility

Adastra must stay hidden.  Visibility is how close your enemies are to finding you.  The higher it goes, the larger the probability of bad things happening.  If it reaches 8, something bad will definitely happen.

Adastra's Might

When Adastra goes to war, victory or defeat will be decided by its preparedness.

Leadership

Charisma, guile, command.  Leadership improves when you attempt tasks that require it.

Fitness

Strength, constitution, dexterity.  Fitness improves when you attempt tasks that require it.

Morale

Some actions are more likely to yield good results when Morale is high.  Low Morale can make bad things happen.

Food

You can't live without it.


Up, up, up

Plant mushrooms

You could instruct the mushroom farmers to scatter spores.  This abandons anything the farmers may already be growing.

Visit the mushroom farm

The matter of food

Patch up Adastra's food stores here.

A few hardy Adastrans have set up a mushroom farm in the old arena, just beneath the surface.  Growing mushrooms is slow, but when they're harvested they provide a lot of food.  How is the crop today?

You climb the makeshift ladder that leads to the old arena.


Elected

Not everyone can be the Mayor.

a stranger

A past yet to be revealed

Population

How many people live in Adastra?

Amos's Level

A wizard relearning his craft.

Amos Is Wounded

Wounded citizens are restricted in what they can do.

Food

You can't live without it.


"What can you make with these?"

Cooking with Jasmine

Memories

When the angels are afoot, memories are the only escape from Adastra.

She says only a few words, in that faint, hard-to-place accent of hers, but the words are straight to the point.

Ask Jasmine to brew something

Visit the infirmary

In the old king's tomb is a room that once housed a harem.  Now, it houses the sick and wounded.  Bratha, a midwife in her previous life, spends considerable time here when she isn't helping to run the town or drill the militia.

Jasmine can fabricate a number of tonics and tinctures, given the right ingredients.

You go over the contents of Adastra's stores...


Elected

Not everyone can be the Mayor.

a stranger

A past yet to be revealed

Population

How many people live in Adastra?

You Have An Infestation

The rats are becoming a problem.

Jasmine's Level

An apothecary who can gather and transform herbs.

Food

You can't live without it.

Favor: Aspic

Aspic owes you a favor.

Healing salve

This ointment speeds the recovery of sick or wounded citizens of Adastra.


Always

Always

Wait -- whose footsteps are those?

Unlocked when Is Someone Following You? is:

Apparently so (you have this)

You should hire a bodyguard


Always

Always


Hands

You can wear rings and gloves on your hands.

Trinket

For things you carry around.

Flickering candle

Shepherd the wax.  There's only so much more where this came from.

Elected

Not everyone can be the Mayor.

a stranger

A past yet to be revealed

Population

How many people live in Adastra?

Amos's Level

A wizard relearning his craft.

You Have An Infestation

The rats are becoming a problem.

Visibility

Adastra must stay hidden.  Visibility is how close your enemies are to finding you.  The higher it goes, the larger the probability of bad things happening.  If it reaches 8, something bad will definitely happen.

Adastra's Might

When Adastra goes to war, victory or defeat will be decided by its preparedness.

Leadership

Charisma, guile, command.  Leadership improves when you attempt tasks that require it.

Fitness

Strength, constitution, dexterity.  Fitness improves when you attempt tasks that require it.

Morale

Some actions are more likely to yield good results when Morale is high.  Low Morale can make bad things happen.

Food

You can't live without it.


Elected

Not everyone can be the Mayor.

a stranger

A past yet to be revealed

Population

How many people live in Adastra?

Food

You can't live without it.


Always

Always


Training by the River

Someday, you will retake Zaradene.  And in the meantime, the ability to defend yourself would not be so bad to have.  The militia and other martial types train by the River, behind the Tomb.

Always

Meet Amos, a wizard

A sallow gentleman of about thirty, he is one of the most powerful mages in the world.  Of course, that isn't saying very much at present.

Take sparring practice with Aspic

A very chancy challenge

You hope you never need to defend yourself, but in times like these, a mayor can't be too careful.

            1
            You need Food 1 (you have 16)

            1
            Unlocked with Food 1 - you have 16


Multiple rats in the larder

Old Man Harrison is back, and this time he is waving a rat in your face.  This is perhaps less impressive than it sounds, as the rat is only hedgehog-sized.  It's a baby.  And apparently it was one of several.

"Um... good catch?"

A very chancy challenge

Make assurances.  You'll take the rats seriously.  Just please hand over the rat.


Always

Always


The Situation Room

There's a secret room down through the false bottom of a treasure chest in the back of the Tomb.
 You, Bratha, and Aspic meet here to tend to Adastra's numerous crises -- and its objectives -- out of the public eye.

Always

Lie low for a while

A chancy challenge

If Visibility is getting too high, Adastra could live off its food reserves for a while and wait for the search parties to move on.  No fires, no loud noises, no light.


"Um... good catch?"

A very chancy challenge

"You'd best listen, or they'll be the death of us!"

You persuade Old Man Harrison to give you the rat, which you promptly cook and eat -- one can't be too proud these days.  But the rats are plainly a real problem.  You'd best speak to the apothecary about poisons.

6 change points, 5 more needed to reach level 11.

Leadership is increasing...

You've lost 3 x Food (new total 16).

An occurrence! Your 'You Have An Infestation' Quality is now 2!


Trinket

For things you carry around.

Elected

Not everyone can be the Mayor.

a stranger

A past yet to be revealed

Population

How many people live in Adastra?

Amos's Level

A wizard relearning his craft.

You Have An Infestation

The rats are becoming a problem.

Food

You can't live without it.


An asset to Adastra

Amos is a bit of a bore, and he can't exactly call down meteors, but he has a trick with small missiles of light that would come in handy in battle.  What's more, he has a few friends who are also relearning their arcane craft after the Puncture.  Somewhat to your surprise, you are in possession of a wizarding corps.

You can now drill your wizards to improve Adastra's might.

An occurrence! Your 'Amos's Level' Quality is now 1!


Elected

Not everyone can be the Mayor.

a stranger

A past yet to be revealed

Population

How many people live in Adastra?

Rhody's Level

A ranger, adept at hunting and fighting.

Mushrooms Still Growing

When this reaches zero, you can harvest mushrooms at the mushroom farm.

Growing

How does your garden grow?

Amos's Level

A wizard relearning his craft.

Amos Is Wounded

Wounded citizens are restricted in what they can do.

Visibility

Adastra must stay hidden.  Visibility is how close your enemies are to finding you.  The higher it goes, the larger the probability of bad things happening.  If it reaches 8, something bad will definitely happen.

Adastra's Might

When Adastra goes to war, victory or defeat will be decided by its preparedness.

Leadership

Charisma, guile, command.  Leadership improves when you attempt tasks that require it.

Fitness

Strength, constitution, dexterity.  Fitness improves when you attempt tasks that require it.

Morale

Some actions are more likely to yield good results when Morale is high.  Low Morale can make bad things happen.

Food

You can't live without it.


Elected

Not everyone can be the Mayor.

a stranger

A past yet to be revealed

Population

How many people live in Adastra?

You Have An Infestation

The rats are becoming a problem.

Food

You can't live without it.


Elected

Not everyone can be the Mayor.

a stranger

A past yet to be revealed

Population

How many people live in Adastra?

Food

You can't live without it.


Always

Always


Writing to Seth

When Seth left, he gave you a sheaf of paper.  He said that what you write on it will be communicated to him.  He can't easily reply, but perhaps it would be wise to keep him informed.  And even if he weren't listening at all, writing down one's experiences does, perhaps, help make them meaningful.

Write an entry yourself

You wouldn't mind the opportunity to reflect on recent events.

Invite Bratha to write

Bratha certainly wouldn't pass up an opportunity to tell Seth of Adastra's woes -- she could probably do a better job than you could, in fact.

Invite Aspic to write

Aspic didn't know Seth very well -- they met for the first time while liberating you -- but Aspic is close to the people, and his voice is valuable.

Get the whole town involved

He has his detractors, but the town at large likes Seth and misses him.  They might enjoy the opportunity to write, even if only a sentence apiece.


Always

Always


Training by the River

Someday, you will retake Zaradene.  And in the meantime, the ability to defend yourself would not be so bad to have.  The militia and other martial types train by the River, behind the Tomb.

Always

Meet Amos, a wizard

A sallow gentleman of about thirty, he is one of the most powerful mages in the world.  Of course, that isn't saying very much at present.

Take sparring practice with Aspic

A very chancy challenge

You hope you never need to defend yourself, but in times like these, a mayor can't be too careful.

            1
            You need Food 1 (you have 19)

            1
            Unlocked with Food 1 - you have 19


Attacking the darkness

Order the wizards to drill

A modest challenge

You're not entirely sure how magic works, but practice makes perfect, right?

            1
            You need Amos's Level 1 (you have 1)

            1
            You need Food 1 (you have 16)

            1
            Unlocked with Amos's Level 1 - you have 1

            1
            Unlocked with Food 1 - you have 16

The air is filled with magic words and magic missiles.  By the end of the day, your wizarding corps is just a little more seasoned, and more ready to protect Adastra.

2 change points, 9 more needed to reach level 11.

Leadership is increasing...

Amos's Level is increasing...

Adastra's Might is increasing...


Elected

Not everyone can be the Mayor.

a stranger

A past yet to be revealed

Population

How many people live in Adastra?

Rhody's Level

A ranger, adept at hunting and fighting.

Mushrooms Still Growing

When this reaches zero, you can harvest mushrooms at the mushroom farm.

Growing

How does your garden grow?

Amos's Level

A wizard relearning his craft.

Amos Is Wounded

Wounded citizens are restricted in what they can do.

Visibility

Adastra must stay hidden.  Visibility is how close your enemies are to finding you.  The higher it goes, the larger the probability of bad things happening.  If it reaches 8, something bad will definitely happen.

Adastra's Might

When Adastra goes to war, victory or defeat will be decided by its preparedness.

Leadership

Charisma, guile, command.  Leadership improves when you attempt tasks that require it.

Fitness

Strength, constitution, dexterity.  Fitness improves when you attempt tasks that require it.

Morale

Some actions are more likely to yield good results when Morale is high.  Low Morale can make bad things happen.

Food

You can't live without it.


Visit the infirmary

In the old king's tomb is a room that once housed a harem.  Now, it houses the sick and wounded.  Bratha, a midwife in her previous life, spends considerable time here when she isn't helping to run the town or drill the militia.

Always

Always

Meet Jasmine, an apothecary

In the corner of the infirmary, a slight woman in her late thirties grinds something patiently in a mortar.


Hands

You can wear rings and gloves on your hands.

Trinket

For things you carry around.

Flickering candle

Shepherd the wax.  There's only so much more where this came from.

Elected

Not everyone can be the Mayor.

a stranger

A past yet to be revealed

Population

How many people live in Adastra?

Amos's Level

A wizard relearning his craft.

You Have An Infestation

The rats are becoming a problem.

Food

You can't live without it.


Multiple rats in the larder

Old Man Harrison is back, and this time he is waving a rat in your face.  This is perhaps less impressive than it sounds, as the rat is only hedgehog-sized.  It's a baby.  And apparently it was one of several.

"Um... good catch?"

A very chancy challenge

Make assurances.  You'll take the rats seriously.  Just please hand over the rat.


Word from Seth

The town wizard, Seth Mase, has sent a message back by magic.  He is still in the field, trying to save the world from what the Puncture brought into it.  He doesn't know when he'll be back.  He wants you to convey his reassurances to the people of Adastra.

Share the message with everyone

A chancy challenge

Many in town will be heartened to know that Seth is well.  Others are angry with him for leaving at a time like this.  You'll have to proceed carefully.

Everyone likes parties.  No one with a full stomach is likely to get up in arms about Seth's absence.

            3
            You need Food 3 (you have 20)

            3
            Unlocked with Food 3 - you have 20


Training by the River

Someday, you will retake Zaradene.  And in the meantime, the ability to defend yourself would not be so bad to have.  The militia and other martial types train by the River, behind the Tomb.

Take sparring practice with Aspic

A very chancy challenge

You hope you never need to defend yourself, but in times like these, a mayor can't be too careful.

Aspic used to move in shady circles, and it shows.  His fighting style is dirty and practical, and that's how he teaches you to fight, too.  Amazingly, you keep up with him, and you leave with your head spinning -- and not only because it got boxed one too many times.

Fitness is increasing...

5 change points, 6 more needed to reach level 11.

Fitness is increasing...


Elected

Not everyone can be the Mayor.

a stranger

A past yet to be revealed

Population

How many people live in Adastra?

You Have An Infestation

The rats are becoming a problem.

Jasmine's Level

An apothecary who can gather and transform herbs.

Visibility

Adastra must stay hidden.  Visibility is how close your enemies are to finding you.  The higher it goes, the larger the probability of bad things happening.  If it reaches 8, something bad will definitely happen.

Adastra's Might

When Adastra goes to war, victory or defeat will be decided by its preparedness.

Leadership

Charisma, guile, command.  Leadership improves when you attempt tasks that require it.

Fitness

Strength, constitution, dexterity.  Fitness improves when you attempt tasks that require it.

Morale

Some actions are more likely to yield good results when Morale is high.  Low Morale can make bad things happen.

Food

You can't live without it.

Favor: Aspic

Aspic owes you a favor.

Healing salve

This ointment speeds the recovery of sick or wounded citizens of Adastra.


Detail orientation

Invite Bratha to write

Writing to Seth

When Seth left, he gave you a sheaf of paper.  He said that what you write on it will be communicated to him.  He can't easily reply, but perhaps it would be wise to keep him informed.  And even if he weren't listening at all, writing down one's experiences does, perhaps, help make them meaningful.

Bratha certainly wouldn't pass up an opportunity to tell Seth of Adastra's woes -- she could probably do a better job than you could, in fact.

Bratha's fluency in composing her message is mind-boggling; it's as though she's been planning it for weeks.  Her writing is precise -- not only does she know the exact number of days of rations Adastra has left, she can even lay out the vitamin deficiencies likely to be faced by the settlement if new food sources are not found.  Seth could hardly ask for more detail, though you suppose he might ask for more warmth.

You now have 1 x Favor: Bratha.


Elected

Not everyone can be the Mayor.

a stranger

A past yet to be revealed

Population

How many people live in Adastra?

Amos Is Wounded

Wounded citizens are restricted in what they can do.

Food

You can't live without it.

Favor: Bratha

Bratha owes you a favor.


Wait -- whose footsteps are those?

They're right behind you.  There was no one there just moments ago.

Spin and confront the stalker

A very chancy challenge

Hurry!


Always

Always


The Situation Room

There's a secret room down through the false bottom of a treasure chest in the back of the Tomb.
 You, Bratha, and Aspic meet here to tend to Adastra's numerous crises -- and its objectives -- out of the public eye.

Always

Lie low for a while

A chancy challenge

If Visibility is getting too high, Adastra could live off its food reserves for a while and wait for the search parties to move on.  No fires, no loud noises, no light.

            4
            You need Visibility 4 (you have 3)

            6
            You need Food 6 (you have 20)

            4
            Unlocked with Visibility 4 - you have 3

            6
            Unlocked with Food 6 - you have 20


Too slow!

Spin and confront the stalker

A chancy challenge

Hurry!

Before you can spin away, there is a terrible burning pain between your shoulder blades.
 You abruptly lose consciousness.

You wake up on the ground.  You can't have been out more than a few moments, yet there is no sign of your attacker -- and no sign of a wound on your back.  Are you going crazy?  You find yourself glancing over your shoulder compulsively for the rest of the night, always with the sense of having just missed something.  You sleep poorly.

0 change points, 12 more needed to reach level 12.

Fitness has increased to 11 - Able-Bodied!

1 change point, 1 more needed to reach level 2.

Is Someone Following You? is increasing...

4 change points, 2 more needed to reach level 6.

Morale is dropping...


Hands

You can wear rings and gloves on your hands.

Trinket

For things you carry around.

Flickering candle

Shepherd the wax.  There's only so much more where this came from.

Elected

Not everyone can be the Mayor.

a stranger

A past yet to be revealed

Population

How many people live in Adastra?

Amos's Level

A wizard relearning his craft.

You Have An Infestation

The rats are becoming a problem.

Visibility

Adastra must stay hidden.  Visibility is how close your enemies are to finding you.  The higher it goes, the larger the probability of bad things happening.  If it reaches 8, something bad will definitely happen.

Adastra's Might

When Adastra goes to war, victory or defeat will be decided by its preparedness.

Leadership

Charisma, guile, command.  Leadership improves when you attempt tasks that require it.

Fitness

Strength, constitution, dexterity.  Fitness improves when you attempt tasks that require it.

Food

You can't live without it.


The matter of food

Patch up Adastra's food stores here.

Always

Always

Dispatch a team of hunters

Rhody's Level

A ranger, adept at hunting and fighting.

A high-risk challenge

The matter of food

Patch up Adastra's food stores here.

Rhody is young, but she's a talented ranger.  She could lead a hunting party above ground.  This will bring Adastra food right away, especially as Rhody levels up, but it could increase Visibility.

Visit the mushroom farm

The matter of food

Patch up Adastra's food stores here.

A few hardy Adastrans have set up a mushroom farm in the old arena, just beneath the surface.  Growing mushrooms is slow, but when they're harvested they provide a lot of food.  How is the crop today?


An asset to Adastra

Meet Jasmine, an apothecary

Visit the infirmary

In the old king's tomb is a room that once housed a harem.  Now, it houses the sick and wounded.  Bratha, a midwife in her previous life, spends considerable time here when she isn't helping to run the town or drill the militia.

In the corner of the infirmary, a slight woman in her late thirties grinds something patiently in a mortar.

            0
            You need Jasmine's Level 0 and Jasmine's Level no more than 0 (you have 1)

            0
            Unlocked with Jasmine's Level 0 - you have 1

Jasmine continues grinding herbs as she introduces herself.  She is an herbalist and apothecary, able to harvest herbs and turn them into medicines and other sundries. From her halting speech and her complete failure to make eye contact, you suspect she's not quite right in the head, but as long as her medicines work, you don't suppose her particular variety of oddness matters much.

You can now use Jasmine's expertise from the infirmary.

0 change points, 2 more needed to reach level 2.

You now have 1 x Healing salve.


Elected

Not everyone can be the Mayor.

a stranger

A past yet to be revealed

Population

How many people live in Adastra?

Amos's Level

A wizard relearning his craft.

Jasmine's Level

An apothecary who can gather and transform herbs.

Visibility

Adastra must stay hidden.  Visibility is how close your enemies are to finding you.  The higher it goes, the larger the probability of bad things happening.  If it reaches 8, something bad will definitely happen.

Adastra's Might

When Adastra goes to war, victory or defeat will be decided by its preparedness.

Leadership

Charisma, guile, command.  Leadership improves when you attempt tasks that require it.

Fitness

Strength, constitution, dexterity.  Fitness improves when you attempt tasks that require it.

Morale

Some actions are more likely to yield good results when Morale is high.  Low Morale can make bad things happen.

Food

You can't live without it.

Healing salve

This ointment speeds the recovery of sick or wounded citizens of Adastra.


Always

Always


"Um... good catch?"

A very chancy challenge

Multiple rats in the larder

Old Man Harrison is back, and this time he is waving a rat in your face.  This is perhaps less impressive than it sounds, as the rat is only hedgehog-sized.  It's a baby.  And apparently it was one of several.

Make assurances.  You'll take the rats seriously.  Just please hand over the rat.

"Sure you will... and my aunt was a basilisk."

Old Man Harrison is not convinced.  He goes to show off his catch to the rest of Adastra.  D*** him.  You really need to deal with the rats now -- to save the food, and to salvage morale.  Perhaps you should speak to the apothecary about poisons.

3 change points, 8 more needed to reach level 11.

Leadership is increasing...

Leadership 10 failed in a challenge! (When you try a challenge that's difficult for you, you learn more even when you fail.)

You've lost 3 x Food (new total 16).

3 change points, 2 more needed to reach level 5.

Morale has dropped to 4!


Elected

Not everyone can be the Mayor.

a stranger

A past yet to be revealed

Population

How many people live in Adastra?

You Have An Infestation

The rats are becoming a problem.

Food

You can't live without it.


Up, up, up

Plant mushrooms

You could instruct the mushroom farmers to scatter spores.  This abandons anything the farmers may already be growing.

Visit the mushroom farm

The matter of food

Patch up Adastra's food stores here.

You climb the makeshift ladder that leads to the old arena.


Elected

Not everyone can be the Mayor.

a stranger

A past yet to be revealed

Population

How many people live in Adastra?

Rhody's Level

A ranger, adept at hunting and fighting.

Mushrooms Still Growing

When this reaches zero, you can harvest mushrooms at the mushroom farm.

Growing

How does your garden grow?

Amos's Level

A wizard relearning his craft.

Amos Is Wounded

Wounded citizens are restricted in what they can do.

Food

You can't live without it.


Our hero

Word from Seth

The town wizard, Seth Mase, has sent a message back by magic.  He is still in the field, trying to save the world from what the Puncture brought into it.  He doesn't know when he'll be back.  He wants you to convey his reassurances to the people of Adastra.

Everyone likes parties.  No one with a full stomach is likely to get up in arms about Seth's absence.

After good food and drink, the town is breathless at Seth's tales of daring.  He and his posse find trouble wherever they go, but always somehow come out safe and smelling like roses.  Adastra goes to bed with its spirits lifted.

1 change point, 6 more needed to reach level 7.

Morale has increased to 6!


Elected

Not everyone can be the Mayor.

a stranger

A past yet to be revealed

Population

How many people live in Adastra?

Visibility

Adastra must stay hidden.  Visibility is how close your enemies are to finding you.  The higher it goes, the larger the probability of bad things happening.  If it reaches 8, something bad will definitely happen.

Adastra's Might

When Adastra goes to war, victory or defeat will be decided by its preparedness.

Leadership

Charisma, guile, command.  Leadership improves when you attempt tasks that require it.

Fitness

Strength, constitution, dexterity.  Fitness improves when you attempt tasks that require it.

Morale

Some actions are more likely to yield good results when Morale is high.  Low Morale can make bad things happen.

Food

You can't live without it.


Always

Always


The Situation Room

There's a secret room down through the false bottom of a treasure chest in the back of the Tomb.
 You, Bratha, and Aspic meet here to tend to Adastra's numerous crises -- and its objectives -- out of the public eye.

Always

Lie low for a while

A chancy challenge

If Visibility is getting too high, Adastra could live off its food reserves for a while and wait for the search parties to move on.  No fires, no loud noises, no light.


Hands

You can wear rings and gloves on your hands.

Trinket

For things you carry around.

Flickering candle

Shepherd the wax.  There's only so much more where this came from.

Elected

Not everyone can be the Mayor.

a stranger

A past yet to be revealed

Population

How many people live in Adastra?

Amos's Level

A wizard relearning his craft.

You Have An Infestation

The rats are becoming a problem.

Morale

Some actions are more likely to yield good results when Morale is high.  Low Morale can make bad things happen.

Food

You can't live without it.


Always

Always


Attack: A River-Demon!

A hideous man-sized demon has emerged from the River!  It took those on the shore by surprise, and there are a few light casualties.  Those remaining await your order to deploy.

Deploy the hedge mages

Amos's Level

A wizard relearning his craft.

A high-risk challenge

Demons are magic, right?  Amos and his wizards would seem the most obvious lot to send against this demon.

            1
            You need Amos's Level 1 (you have 1)

            0
            You need Amos Is Wounded 0 and Amos Is Wounded no more than 0

            1
            You need Food 1 (you have 16)

            1
            Unlocked with Amos's Level 1 - you have 1

            0
            Unlocked with Amos Is Wounded 0

            1
            Unlocked with Food 1 - you have 16

Deploy the militia

A high-risk challenge

This seems like a great opportunity to put Adastra's militia to the test.  Just pretend it's an angel, everyone...

Fight the creature yourself

A very chancy challenge

With the militia behind you, of course.  You're not a fool.  But if you can strike a few good blows, it should be great for morale.


Always

Always


The matter of food

Patch up Adastra's food stores here.

Always

Meet Rhody, a ranger

Patch up Adastra's food stores here.

She can't be a day over nineteen, but she says she's a dab hand at tracking and hunting.

Visit the mushroom farm

The matter of food

Patch up Adastra's food stores here.

A few hardy Adastrans have set up a mushroom farm in the old arena, just beneath the surface.  Growing mushrooms is slow, but when they're harvested they provide a lot of food.  How is the crop today?


Elected

Not everyone can be the Mayor.

a stranger

A past yet to be revealed

Population

How many people live in Adastra?

Amos Is Wounded

Wounded citizens are restricted in what they can do.

Jasmine's Level

An apothecary who can gather and transform herbs.

Visibility

Adastra must stay hidden.  Visibility is how close your enemies are to finding you.  The higher it goes, the larger the probability of bad things happening.  If it reaches 8, something bad will definitely happen.

Adastra's Might

When Adastra goes to war, victory or defeat will be decided by its preparedness.

Leadership

Charisma, guile, command.  Leadership improves when you attempt tasks that require it.

Fitness

Strength, constitution, dexterity.  Fitness improves when you attempt tasks that require it.

Morale

Some actions are more likely to yield good results when Morale is high.  Low Morale can make bad things happen.

Food

You can't live without it.

Favor: Bratha

Bratha owes you a favor.

Healing salve

This ointment speeds the recovery of sick or wounded citizens of Adastra.


Always

Always


wtb tank

Deploy the hedge mages

Amos's Level

A wizard relearning his craft.

A high-risk challenge

            1
            You need Amos's Level 1 (you have 1)

            0
            You need Amos Is Wounded 0 and Amos Is Wounded no more than 0 (you have 1)

            1
            You need Food 1 (you have 16)

            1
            Unlocked with Amos's Level 1 - you have 1

            0
            Unlocked with Amos Is Wounded 0 - you have 1

            1
            Unlocked with Food 1 - you have 16

The token swordsmen protecting the wizards are not prepared for the demon's tongue attack, which lashes them all to the ground at a stroke.  The demon advances on the wizards, who scatter instead of concentrating on their spells.  In the end you wind up sending the militia in anyway, and even then all they can do is drive the demon back to the River.  Amos may still have some work to do.  Once he's out of the infirmary, that is.

Amos's Level 1 failed in a challenge! Try again and you may have better luck...

1 change point, 1 more needed to reach level 2.

Amos's Level is increasing...

An occurrence! Your 'Amos Is Wounded' Quality is now 1!


Hands

You can wear rings and gloves on your hands.

Trinket

For things you carry around.

Flickering candle

Shepherd the wax.  There's only so much more where this came from.

Elected

Not everyone can be the Mayor.

a stranger

A past yet to be revealed

Population

How many people live in Adastra?

Amos's Level

A wizard relearning his craft.

You Have An Infestation

The rats are becoming a problem.

Visibility

Adastra must stay hidden.  Visibility is how close your enemies are to finding you.  The higher it goes, the larger the probability of bad things happening.  If it reaches 8, something bad will definitely happen.

Adastra's Might

When Adastra goes to war, victory or defeat will be decided by its preparedness.

Leadership

Charisma, guile, command.  Leadership improves when you attempt tasks that require it.

Fitness

Strength, constitution, dexterity.  Fitness improves when you attempt tasks that require it.

Food

You can't live without it.


Training by the River

Someday, you will retake Zaradene.  And in the meantime, the ability to defend yourself would not be so bad to have.  The militia and other martial types train by the River, behind the Tomb.

Always

Always

Order the wizards to drill

A modest challenge

You're not entirely sure how magic works, but practice makes perfect, right?

Take sparring practice with Aspic

A very chancy challenge

You hope you never need to defend yourself, but in times like these, a mayor can't be too careful.

Ask Amos how to use magical items

Is there some sort of trick to it?

            1
            You need Amos's Level 1 (you have 1)

            1
            Unlocked with Amos's Level 1 - you have 1


An asset to Adastra

The matter of food

Patch up Adastra's food stores here.

Meet Rhody, a ranger

Patch up Adastra's food stores here.

She's unseasoned, but promising.  She handles a bow with deft familiarity, and she has one knife for hunting and another for skinning.  You wish she didn't need to bear the weight of the settlement at such a young age, but in these times, everyone gives according to their ability.

You can now dispatch Rhody to hunt for food.

0 change points, 2 more needed to reach level 2.

An occurrence! Your 'Rhody's Level' Quality is now 1!