Counts! Are you ready?

[Prince Ísur-Ai]

Fellow Elwynnese!

After the Kaiseress delivered the shocking news that Elwynn could not divide into two glorious duchies united by common culture, history and bonds, we shall protest. Let us go out on a recruiting drive. Let us find more people who are willing to join Elwynn and Shireroth! We need more people. The bigger the Elwynnese community is, the more culture we can develop, the more work can be done, and the more likely it will be that a n Elwynnese will sit upon the Mango throne one day!

Let us have this goal, my fellow guardians of the Holy River: let Elwynn comprise half the nation's citizenry!

[Prince Ísur-Ai]

My fellow Elwynnese!

On our recruitment drive, we need to offer them something. Counties. Everybody loves counties. Let us divide our counties' lands so that there will be vacant counties to fill.

Let Elwynn prosper!
For Shireroth's sake!

[Kaiseress Anandja I]

Or, you could recruit residents for the other duchies?

[Aurangzeb Khan]

Whatever for?

[Kaiseress Anandja I]

For the betterment of Shireroth perhaps?

[Prince Ísur-Ai]

Fellow Elwynnese!

Remember that a strong Elwynn, a grand Elwynn, a great community of Elwynn, would only further the Shirerithian nation and community! For Shireroth! For Elwynn! Heed my call!

[Aurangzeb Khan]

Nah - your Niftiness - this is where feudal autonomy counts for something. Let the other duchies get their own acts together if they want more denizens.

[Oroigawa Koreyasu]

For the betterment of Shireroth perhaps?

So we can split Brookshire and Goldshire, too.

[Prince Ísur-Ai]

That is an another alternative,

Remember that Goldshire, indeed, formed part of Elwynn for a short while. Perhaps it should be regranted Elwynn, reflecting Elwynn's might!

[Aurangzeb Khan]

Perhaps it can be Syr William's dowry to Duke Nathan... the marriage portion

[Prince Ísur-Ai]

AYE!
DOWRY! DOWRY! DOWRY!

But what shall Nathan give Syr William in return?

[Oroigawa Koreyasu]

Goldshire back

[Aurangzeb Khan]

Grand - then lets send Cho'Gall and the Ohl'tar south to serve as viceroys - it'll be cheaper than dropping a rocket plagued with technical difficulties on them.

[Aurangzeb Khan]

AYE!
DOWRY! DOWRY! DOWRY!

But what shall Nathan give Syr William in return?

The dowry is given in return for accepting the "bride" into the husband's household. All Nathan has to do to uphold his end of the bargain is to keep his end up....

[Leo Fenrir]

No Bo0o/\/\ ?

I don't think we should be seeking to take other's land right now... I like your idea to start recruiting though. I have a couple ideas on that front.

[Prince Ísur-Ai]

Does that last bit mean what I think it means?

[Prince Ísur-Ai]

No Bo0o/\/\ ?

I don't think we should be seeking to take other's land right now... I like your idea to start recruiting though. I have a couple ideas on that front.

Please tell us

[Leo Fenrir]

He does not use the lightly.... So i would think yes...

Oh and I meant more that I knew a good three people who would be interested.

[Cho'Gall]

Grand - then lets send Cho'Gall and the Ohl'tar south to serve as viceroys - it'll be cheaper than dropping a rocket plagued with technical difficulties on them.

Thas a real good idea, but you should go first, that way they'll think there is no threat. Oh and give them your gun too

[Andreas the Wise]

Goldshire back

Yes, for Sakat's sake if you're going to split, make it a split off into Goldshire ...

[Prince Ísur-Ai]

Or... we could strike a deal with the Yardistanis and get ourselves some Absentian land. After all, we're bordering Absentia.

[Iskander Mirkdale]

Now that sounds like a promising idea. It would at least make some geophysical sense. Bear in mind, though, that we still have two vacant counties, in spite of our best efforts to populate tem so far this year.

[Leo Fenrir]

I personally want to know If we can grab Ynnraile from Brookshire.

[Iskander Mirkdale]

Well, just go and ask them then. After your comprehensive diplomatic conquering of Ashkethingy, it should be a breeze.

[Oroigawa Koreyasu]

I personally want to know If we can grab Ynnraile from Brookshire.

That will make me an Elwynnese count, good sir. I thought you opposed my cross-duchy acquisitions.

[Aurangzeb Khan]

You defect that county into Elwynn and we'll throw County Hallucination into your frankly scary agglomeration and gladly declare it the boldest innovation since the inception of the Enron Business Model.

[Oroigawa Koreyasu]

County Hallucination? Why Hallucination?

[Aurangzeb Khan]

Oh I'm sure something 'envisioned' could be usefully integrated into Jötunn

[Leo Fenrir]

Well, just go and ask them then. After your comprehensive diplomatic conquering of Ashkethingy, it should be a breeze.

That sounds much too sensible. Instead, I shall make a plan that will take twenty years to enact that involves a carrot, two sets of black socks and the Ouroboros Array. [and thank you]

As for you Corey.... We will see... We will see...