The Neogi Gift

Late in the reign of Prince Frun, when his debutant lifestyle had drained most of what was left of the Cozar family fortunes, Frun began to look for new income streams. Casting his net wide for new investors or other business ventures one respondent was a ambassadorial enclave from the Neogi Empire. The Prince agreed to meet with them, but to do so required delicate handling; the Neogi's main export was humanoid chattel and that is not a buisnes that royalty should sully their hands with. For two weeks, Frun had them sequestered in their ship down at the docks and made them hike up to the palace only to ignore them and force them back to their ship every night. When the Neogi finally grew impatient and demanded Prince Frun’s attention, the king had the ambassador thrown out of the palace.

The response by the local Neogi fleet was to return with a "gift". The approach to city was relatively undefended; the majority of mercenary ships had moved on when it became apparent the king could not afford them. The Neogi had made note of this when they arrived, and this lax response allowed them to drop a large meteor in the middle of the city. The result caused over a thousand deaths, destroyed millions of gold worth of business establishments, and lost all faith in the crown, both locally and abroad. As money poured out of Bral, slums developed in the city, and the King shut himself in the palace, turning to drink.

Conflict Type

Skirmish

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