You recruit 7 untrained footmen from Bohr. The village elder asks you if you would be willing to train the village's militia so as to be more resilient against bandit raids.
After hearing of tensions between the caliphate and Avignon, Giuseppe speaks with you.
Giuseppe Sforza: "Perhaps this is a chance for us to take--more specifically, for me to ascend to the Avignese throne. Lutece is like a ripe fruit, just waiting for us to pick it, and King Francis is like a worm, killing it from the inside. Do not forget why I journey with you, Emir."
The Tebessan investigation of the harbor explosion has come out with some damning evidence of an Avignese plot. Sultan Yusuf has issued a decree to King Francis: "I demand a levy of 50,000 gold pieces from your treasury and an explanation for your motives, otherwise I will have no choice but to bar your people entry and diplomatically alienate you."
King Francis responded: "I will save you the trouble--the Kingdom of Avignon formally declares war upon you foreign pigs."
The Masovian Empire, with their own grievances to air out, refuse their ally's call to arms and dissolve said alliance. Tsar Vladimir is quoted as remarking: "Francis has become volatile as of late, for reasons I've no idea. May the gods provide him aid, for I will not."
Emir Szczepanski: "I understand your enthusiasm to ascend your rightful throne, and in many cases I admire you for it- But along with this opportunity, a few others have arisen. Should we assist Tsar Vladimir, we would no doubt be able to gain his support in overthrowing Francis, and thus enlocking a preemptive alliance with the emperor. I believe that, if we let the conflicts continue for a short while and garner support, when we go in we'll have an overwhelming advantage against the enemy. This is in part why I am bothering to assist the small folk- to improve your name within these realms, and significantly boost your right to rule, to the point where the peasantry may take up arms in your name. Allow me to gather some men, and to gather further support for you, and then we will have Francis' head hang over the gates to Lutece, and you ruling the kingdom from a throne that is rightfully yours, my lord."
Agree to help train the villages militia, and drill them in the way of guerrilla warfare, traps, general warfare, and guiding enemies into said traps, along-side general training. Have your men assist in training, to boost their capabilities.
Turn these seven footmen into skirmishers, or an equivalent unit type.
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