With the new year, Conservatia begins its expansions from its eastern border, pushing to gain control of the North Eastern coast, with a bit of effort to the south-east. These expansions are an attempt to try to see if they can break into the whaling market. As such, the Northern coast and its (probably a) gulf, are under Conservatian claims.
Some military experimentation for new roles for dogs of war are underway, using a handful of Bloodhounds, Conservatian Malinois', and a few mixes of the two to try to find the best method to find survivors of the battlefield, hiding and routing enemies, as well as scout out enemy supply lines and smuggling points.