Texir City is a small city that stands on the edge of the Dragon Coast, across the sea from the Kingdom of Cormyr. It is also the closest port to the West Gate on land.
Its history is very short. It was founded by a group of merchants probably in 1312 DR. It has a permanent population of only 10,000 or 20,000 people. Like many city-states that started off by commerce, it is mainly ruled by a parliament composed of merchants.
Because it is very close to Ximen, its religious composition and population structure are also very similar.
Astorian, a thieves guild infiltrated by Ximen's "Dark Night Mask" organization, has more than 700 members in the city and controls almost everything secretly.
By the way, the so-called "Mask of the Night" organization was actually founded by a vampire mage.
This guy calls himself the "Prince of Dark Night" and has established his own power within Ximen by creating descendants and derivatives. Even the businessmen and nobles of the ruling class dare not provoke him easily.
Therefore, in the eyes of many people, Texir City is a bit like a vassal of Ximen, whether politically or economically.
Of course, all this is just the state before Fuzoul Chamberry arrived.
Since the landing of Tilburg's army, all important cities along the Dragon Coast have been occupied and purged.
Due to the strong hard power support and the bonus of religious belief, whether it is the thieves guild, the secret vampire group, or the apparent rulers such as nobles and wealthy businessmen, they have been eliminated in a very short period of time.
Uprooted.
Especially the "Prince of the Night" who used to mainly rely on threats and intimidation to achieve his goals, was directly targeted by a large number of priests and mages and had nowhere to hide. In less than a day, even his coffins were lifted.p>
The last clone of Manson personally led the team and killed all the vampires and undead creatures in the entire tomb.
As the "Mask of the Night" organization completely disappeared, the thieves guild - Astorian naturally had no backing, and was soon wiped out by the army's purge.
In particular, the Benn Church's principle of preferring to kill by mistake makes it meaningless for these guys to control interest groups and coerce people into violently resisting law enforcement.
After a tragic massacre, all three thousand people who participated in the riot in Texir City were turned into mutilated corpses.
The blood that flowed out even dyed the entire street and the walls of nearby buildings black and red.
Fu Zou Er Chambery used practical actions to prove how he got the title of Tyrant of the Moon Sea.
Since then, the city of Taysil has been completely reduced to a lost dog with its back broken. It kneels in front of the invaders without daring to resist at all. No matter what kind of request it is, it will be met immediately.
Even if the entire upper ruling class had their homes confiscated and their families exterminated, and all the ships in the harbor were forcibly requisitioned, there would not be a single complaint.
But now, Zhentil Castle's army has completely retreated to the west gate, and the coalition forces led by Vera have become the new owners of the city.
Although at the beginning, a few ambitious guys took this opportunity to incite the people under the guise of "fighting for independence" and wanted to force the coalition to recognize their power and status.
But soon, the bodies of these idiots who led the charge were found in the alley in front of their homes the next morning.
The cause of death was, of course, attacks by Zhentarim assassins and agents.
After all, Fuzoul Chamberlain had just left, leaving some assassins and spies behind to create chaos and undermine public order, right?
As for what the truth is, no one cares.
To be precise, anyone who is not blind can see that Amn is determined to expand northward this time, swallowing up the entire large area of ​​​​land from Baldur's Gate to the Dragon Coast, making itself from a land area to
The population more than doubled in an instant.
Anyone who tries to hinder this process will be eliminated without mercy.
After the discordant voices completely disappeared, the actors who had been arranged in advance immediately incited the civilians to stage a "heartfelt" petition, which was exactly the same as what happened at Baldur's Gate before.
However, the successful annexation of Texir City did not make Vera feel very happy.
Quite the opposite!
She is currently having a headache about how to deal with Aribes.
Because today's representatives from various towns within the coalition are divided into two completely different camps on this matter.
Some people believe that this paladin did not choose to stick to Iliaba to complete his mission, but instead took a huge risk and chose to pursue Yalusel, which was a huge mistake in itself.
In addition, he abandoned his allies on the battlefield and failed to rescue them in time, which eventually led to a major diplomatic incident such as the capture of the Iron Princess. No matter how you look at it, you must accept severe punishment.
Some people even proposed that Aribes should be imprisoned for at least five to ten years.
Others believe that Aribes just made a wrong judgment at the wrong time, which is far from the level of going to jail.
In this whole thing, Iron Princess Yalusel is the culprit.
Most of the reason why she was defeated and captured was because she was greedy for credit and rushed forward, and she couldn't blame others at all.
Aribes does not need to bear any responsibility at all.
In short, due to the astonishing influence that the Kingdom of Cormyr has over the entire continent of Faerûn, it is inevitable that some "spiritual Cormyrians" will appear among some "bumpkins" in the North.
The performance is that he hopes to put the responsibility on the coalition side by severely punishing Irebes, so as to reduce the humiliation suffered by the other side in this matter, and thereby win the favor of the royal family.
If they can take this opportunity to establish friendship, they can use it as bragging rights to others after they return, thereby improving their own and even their family's social status and influence.
After all, compared with the Northland, which has little cultural heritage, the Kingdom of Cormyr, which has a history of more than a thousand years and uninterrupted feudal rule, is prosperous and stable, and is simply a perfect country, a spiritual home and lighthouse for all mankind.
As the royal family, the Oberschier family is the most dazzling light at the top of the lighthouse.
In terms of influence in the cultural field, even Waterdeep City and Silvermoon City cannot compare with it.
Therefore, on the entire west coast of Faerûn, except for Amn, Tethyr and Kalimshan in the southern region, which were once affiliated to the older Sharn Empire, the rest of the regions have a large number of "spiritual Cormyrs".
Whenever I mention the legendary King Assan IV of Cormyr, as well as the country’s iconic Purple Dragon Knights, War Mage, as well as clothing, food, living habits, etc., these guys who have never been to Cormyr will think like
It’s as exciting and thrilling as a shot of chicken blood.
It seems that even the sewers in the city of Cormyr, which are filled with feces and domestic garbage, emit an indescribable fragrance.
As a member of the ruling class of Amn, Vera can be said to be quite contemptuous of the behavior of these Northland bumpkins kneeling down and licking Cormyr.
What's more, Neverwinter is the city with the best relationship with Zuo Si among all the forces in the North, and the closest interests in all aspects. She will not punish Irebes unless she has been squeezed through the door.
It's just that I haven't figured out how to end this farce yet, and at the same time give a lesson to those "psychic Cormyrs" who are making noise.
In addition, the diplomatic disputes and conflicts between Waterdeep and the Kingdom of Cormyr are also a big trouble.
After all, since the agreement was signed, Waterdeep has become a part of the Trade Alliance.
This also means that when dealing with the outside world, as the leader of the Trade Alliance, the Amn Empire must give priority to the interests of its allies.
At this moment, Vera Salem finally woke up from the wonderful taste of wielding huge power, and began to re-examine the complicated relationship between herself and the various forces in the Trade Alliance, and felt very headache about it.
Similarly, she also understood how politically clever Zuo Si was in the past when he could use various means to suppress or win over the entire alliance by himself.
However, her headache was gone. Vera still managed to gather her strength and raised her head to stare at the huge map hanging in the office. She asked without looking back: "If we attack Ximen now, what are the chances that we can capture this dragon coast?"
The last important port?"
"One hundred percent!
As long as I am here, neither Fuzoul Chamberry nor Manson can get any advantage.
What's more, we have an overwhelming advantage militarily.
What, are you going to do it directly?"
Flame Dragon Knight Davian answered without thinking.
When Zuo Si left last time, he left him with the coalition forces just in case.
It's just that except for Waterdeep City, Silvermoon City and Neverwinter City, representatives from other towns are not sure how terrifying this strong man wearing red dragon armor is, and they think he is just a warrior with dragon blood.
Bodyguard.
Vera quickly shook her head: "No, I'm just planning for the worst case scenario.
Master Soth has warned me more than once that war is a continuation of politics.
If the established political goals cannot be achieved, then no matter how many wars are won, they will become meaningless.
At this stage, we have two political goals.
One is to maintain the unity within the Trade Alliance and expel the forces of Zhentil Fort;
The other is to try to avoid intensifying conflicts and redeem Iron Princess Yalusel through negotiations to ensure that the relationship with the Kingdom of Cormyr will not become an enemy.
No matter which one it is, it cannot be easily achieved through force."
"Okay, tell me when you need to use force. After all, I am just a warrior, and I am not good at other things besides fighting and killing."
Davian shrugged his shoulders and returned to his previous standing posture as motionless as a sculpture.
Just like before he was promoted to follower, he retained the conscientious character he had when he was a soldier, keeping a vigilant eye on everyone passing by in the corridor outside.
To be continued...