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Cooville wrote:

“On the western side of the continent, far away from here. Most would not be able to reach us from here.”

“I see...”

Arachnidian empire wrote:

The spiders wear cloaks to hide their appearance at first when they go to sell their wares in Arundele...

The trade with the Arachnids and the Mustelidians has made Arundele prosperous. Now they are ready to try something more bold. The Arundelians are ready for an attempt at colonial expansion...

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Mustelidia wrote:

The sergeant frowns

"Recruit, you will have to salute me whenever you greet me from now on."

Ferreto salutes the sergeant.

“I apologize sir.”

Mustelidia wrote:

“I see...”

“So! What do you think? Shall I modernize my ships?”

Relrov wrote:

Ferreto salutes the sergeant.

“I apologize sir.”

A few days later, Ferreto finds himself standing to attention in boot camp, lined up with about a dozen other new recruits. The drill sergeant marches up to them

"Men! President Putorius Furo, has said, that wars are fought with weapons but they are won by men. The Mustelidian Army has a long history of fighting our nation's enemies both on our soil and abroad. You will be the latest generation in a proud lineage of Mustelidian fighting spirit. You will show no mercy to the enemy. You will swear undying loyalty to this nation and the values it stands for; life, liberty and equality. You will not know the meaning of fear. And you will make this country proud. UNDERSTOOD?"

Relrov wrote:

The Goblins have already considered this, but have decided not to, instead building up great temples with their wealth.

They decide they are ready. Queen Alsa appoints her best naval commander, Admiral James Lamington, to lead an expeditionary fleet of Royal Navy ships on a voyage of discovery. They are hoping to find more trading partners, but most of all, they are looking for some Terra Nullius to colonise...

Mustelidia wrote:

After a few days anchored in the bay, the Captain decides to send a small party of explorers onshore to survey the land and determine how suitable it would be for colonial settlement...

The Wild Lands
The land is rich, with black soil, but wild with tall grasses, tall hills, twisted roots and several small forests. The explorers come across one of the smaller forests. The trees were large and of good quality, and the party spot plentiful game to hunt. The land seems ideal almost, until one of the explorers stumbled upon a strange set of tracks. The tracts were similar to a wolf, but far larger then any wolf they had ever see. More so the tracts were bipedal. Continuing on, they come across an strange totem by the base of an old tree. Skulls of animals and humans decorate its base like offering, the shrine seemed to be dedicated to a horned deity, not remember by most of the world. Suddenly a low growl alerts one of the explorers, before a large wicked spear, larger and heavier then any spear a man would wield impales the explorer, sending him flying back and pinning him to a tree. Roars echo through the woods around the explorers. Then they see one. A great beast, that looks like a wolf, but walks like a man. It wears black armor with red symbols painted over the hide and metal. More begin to appear before the group, some shorter, looking similar to hyenas, other large and powerful bear like beasts. The descend upon the explorers in a storm of metal claws and fury. No explorer would be able to outrun or hide from them.
The explorers heads would be mounted on spikes on the beach. Their bodies would never be recovered.

The grendari wrote:

The Hunt
As they smoke their pipes and string their bows, a beasts leaps from the brush unto an elf, and begins ripping the elf’s throat. Before the other elves could react, more come from the woods, hacking through the party with brutal blades, and impaling them on large spears. These creatures wear armor and walk like men and elves, but have the appearance of beast. The elves are able to recuperate from the attack for a bit, able to group, and see their opponents in greater detail then before. The creatures are tall, some being over 12ft. The smaller ones give off strange guttural noises that sound like laughter.

The elves, angered, shoot at the beasts and several of them begin setting fire to the forest, but their matches turn into writhing snakes that bind them. The elves scream in terror as the snakes start devouring them...

Cooville wrote:

“Very well. I shall look over my ships and pick out the best ones, and you can see how to modernize them.”

The president nods and smiles

"We have some quite advanced technology here. Perhaps you'd like your ships outfitted with steel armour plating? or maybe some 12-inch swivel-turrets should do the trick..."

Relrov wrote:

They will indeed find some Terra Nullius, but it will be an experience they will never forget. In the dark of night, their ships float silently in the water, bobbing gently. In the distance, the captain notices a writhing mass of water...

The captain eyes this mass of water suspiciously and orders his ships to avoid it...

Arundele wrote:

The captain eyes this mass of water suspiciously and orders his ships to avoid it...

The mass of water is so large, they have to completely change course to avoid it. One of the shipmates spots a torrent of Selkies and other aquatic creatures fleeing the boiling water, and a figure can be seen within...

Mustelidia wrote:

The Drill Sergeant nods

"Very good. Now, a few rules. From now on, your day will always start at 06:00 hours sharp. You will always have fifteen minutes to make your bed and get ready for the day. Lunch will always be at 13:00 hours. Bedtime will never be anything other than 20:00 hours sharp. UNDERSTOOD?"

“UNDERSTOOD SIR!!!!!”

Ferreto salutes so hard that he breaks the sound barrier and the building falls apart at the seams...