Tomb of Eternal Night
It felt like his nose exploded as Jacob stumbled back from the three Vampires in front of him. Fucking dumbass traditions, but laws even ancient ones had to be honored. Taking the crown allowed anyone to challenge him a fight to the death one time for the crown, 5 minor Houses had stepped up in the challenge. Two of the challengers were already dead, that left 3 to kill. Jacob had been holding back the whole fight, biding his time but the last 3 challengers were faster and stronger than the last 2.
Jacob slowly stalked to the left trying to keep his 3 opponents in front of him, the centermost Vampire was a true monster, nearly 7 feet tall and heavily muscled. He hit like a bulldozer but was slower because of all the muscle mass while his two companions were average at best. The big one suddenly rushed forward, Jacob waited until the last second before ducking under the giant's arms slashing his talons across his stomach causing the other Vampire to scream in pain and rage.
Jacob dashed toward the other two Vampires aiming for the one on the right before switching targets and catching the other Vampire off-guard. Jacob slammed his fist into his opponent's ribs causing several to crack and driving the breath from his lungs. Jacobs opponent stumbled back but before Jacob could finish him off the other nearby Vampire bit into Jacob's neck. Jacob snarled and dug his thumbs into the Vampires eyes causing the other Vampire to scream in pain before Jacob ripped his skull apart.
The huge Vampire grabbed Jacob by the arms and slammed him into the ground before punching Jacob in the back of the skull stunning him before kicking Jacob into the wall. Jacob groaned as he tried to get up, his whole body was sore and he had a Stunned De-Buff with a 10 second counter. The huge Vampire smirked and started strolling over to Jacob, "I heard a lot of talk about you, guess it was all talk." Jacob was picked up by his throat and thrown across the sand but before Jacob slammed into the wall he recovered and bounced off the wall and darting toward the wounded Vampire.
The smaller Vampire turned and tried to run away but Jacob quickly caught him and started ripping limbs from the weaker Vampire. Jacob's last remaining opponent slammed into him, throwing him away from the dismembered smaller Vampire. Jacob snarled at the larger Vampire who smiled and rushed Jacob who acted like he was going to meet him head-on before he darted to the side slashing at the bigger Vampires thigh drawing a scream of pain. Jacob chuckled as he licked his talons while smiling at his opponent who snarled back at Jacob before rushing forward. Jacob laughed as he rushed to meet the other Vampire, reveling in the bloodshed and bloodlust he felt as he let himself go.
15 minutes later Jacob stood over the corpse of the last challenger, bleeding and exhausted. The arena was ringed with the Dawn Guard and the Heart Guard who immediately surrounded Jacob and shuffled him out of the arena, the Nobility that had watched the spectacle were cheering. Jacob didn't know if it was because of the fight or because he had won. Jacob just knew he was exhausted and in desperate need of blood.
"How are you doing?" Eiloma asked as she walked up with a goblet filled with blood. Jacob snatched it from her hand and immediately downed it with one go. One of the many palace servants immediately rushed up and refilled it. Jacob thanked them before turning back to the Seneschal.
"Tired and exhausted, what do we need to do next?" Jacob asked the Seneschal as he looked at his pop-ups.
Quest Completed: Kings Challenge
Description: You have faced the challenge of your ascension and defeated all opposition. Your path to the throne is now secure, beware though the paths of power are fraught with danger.
Rewards: Control of the Empire of Night
Achievement Unlocked: King of the Hill
Description: Be crowned ruler of a city, kingdom, or empire. (This achievement increases Charisma by 10)
Title Unlocked: King of the Empire of Night
"We are going to the throne room now for your official coronation, it is apparently tradition to do it after the Proving while still covered in your enemies blood, crude but effective," Eiloma said as Jacob finished his second goblet. Before Jacob could respond a portal opened and disgorged Cathrine and a squad of Deathwalkers. Cathrine immediately made a beeline for Jacob inspecting him for damage. Through their psychic link and body language, Jacob could tell she was pissed.
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"I survived my heart, I will heal and will be pretty for you again soon," Jacob told the Banshee.
"This is not a joke. What happened?" Cathrine seethed with rage at both Jacob joking and what had happened to him.
Tomb of Eternal Night
Palace of Night-Royal Suite
Having over 100 Vampires swear allegiance took a long time and with at least half thinking you didn't deserve it made the ceremony unbearable. In addition, Cathrine was still mad and had been left waiting during the whole time glaring at every single Vampire that had sworn allegiance to him. So 4 hours later, all the oaths of allegiance had been given and officially all the noble houses were behind him now.
Jacob was trying to relax, but Cathrine was berating Jacob for failing to send for her as soon as Talia had died. She was pissed that she had not been there for him, but he was sure she was mad for other reasons. So he let her rant while he scrubbed the blood and guts off his body while he was distracted from her rant by the way her armor leather conformed to her body. "Jacob! I am angry at you, please stop thinking about how my ass looks in my armor!!" Cathrine had stopped pacing and was glaring at Jacob but was blushing as well.
Jacob smirked before darting out of the bath and throwing his irate wife into the water and quickly following her back in. Cathrine came up sputtering before throwing a punch at Jacob who grabbed her fist and pulled her in for a hug and a kiss. "I am fine, next time I am set to inherit a throne of a country and the ruler kicks the bucket I will let you know ASAP." Jacob smiled at his' over worried wife, "Now I want to finish my bath and then get some food than sleep. It has been a long night and I need some rest."
"I will have to head back to the Hallowed Tombs to inform them of what has happened," Cathrine responded as she moved away from Jacob and toward the edge of the bath.
"I am getting married again in a couple days, you can't stay and go home after the wedding?" Jacob asked the Banshee.
"No, and you two will need some alone time anyway. The Council of Nine will want me to report in person, I am sure you will be fine without me for a couple days." Cathrine responded causing Jacob to sigh and nod. "I will spend some time here with you before heading back."
Jacob smiled at his wife, "Then get naked."
"Do you know how difficult it is, to get out of leather armor that is soaking wet?" Cathrine asked through narrowed eyes. Jacob smiled and nodded at his wife before darting and picking up her laughing form and slinging her over his shoulder and immediately started stripping her armor off starting with her boots.
Cathrine's body collapsed onto Jacob as she came down from her orgasm. Jacob smiled as he kissed her cheek, he started to move her off his body but she dug her nails into his arms. "No, I want to stay here for a moment." Jacob smiled and closed his arms around Cathrine's quivering body before kissing her neck. "Will you think less of me if I say I worry that you will love me less after you get married again?"
Jacob froze before he grabbed Cathrine's hair and forcing his wife to look into his eyes that blazed red in anger, "Never! I love you, Cathrine, more then I thought I ever could. I belong to you just as much as you belong to me. My marriage to Sosa will not change that, understand?" Jacob asked the Banshee before kissing her deeply as he slowly started to pump his hips upward causing Cathrine to moan. Jacob smiled and rolled them both so he was on top before he bit her neck with no fangs and causing Cathrine to moan again. Jacob smiled as he left a hickey on his wife's neck.
Cathrine grabbed Jacob's hair and yanked him back and eliciting a growl from him, "What was that for?" Cathrine asked as Jacob continued to slowly move his hips back and forth driving Cathrine to a slow orgasm.
"Making sure you remember and letting anyone know who looks at you that you belong to me. Feel free to leave a love mark on me." Jacob told her as he drove his hips harder against Cathrine eliciting a squeal from her.
Cathrine smiled and gasped before leaning forward and biting Jacobs' shoulder and bringing a smile to Jacobs' face as he increased his pace.
Name: Tomb/City of Eternal Night
Level: 8 (Stronghold-City)
Owner: Jacob Longstrider
Kingdom: Empire of Night
Experience: 0/800,000
Population: 12,200
Morale: Good
Health: Good
Defenses: Fortified Curtain Wall, Blood Haven Fortress
Resources: Sand, Stone, Coal, Iron, Gold
Trade Agreement:
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Bloodfangs: 20 Units of Sand and Coal for 20 Units of Iron, every week for 3 months
Darguun: Will trade 1 Unit of Gold for 2 Units of Silver but no more than 25 Gold every 2 weeks, for 3 months
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Dumathoin's Blessing: Doubles the production of all mines within the control of your lands, also increases rare minerals and jewels that will be found.
Pans Blessing: Increases production of Crops and Herbs by 10%, increases the likelihood that rare Herbs will be harvested by your village or grown
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Current Balance: 125,975 Gold 93 Silver, 97 Copper
Current Income: 160 Gold per Day
Current Costs:
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Stone: 12500
Marble: 580
Wood: 5800
Glass: 600
Leather: 1000
Iron: 4800
Steel: 2200
High Steel: 1200
Silver: 600
Gold: 800
Platinum: 500
Titanium: 200
Mithril: 400
Max LVL Quarry
Produces: 54 Units of Stone a day
Max LVL Quarry
Produces: 54 Units of Stone a day
Max Level Coal Mine
Produces: 100 Units of Coal a day
Max Level Sand Pit
Produces: 120 Units of Sand a day
Max Level Iron Mine
Produces: 80 Units of Iron Ore a day
Max Level Iron Mine
Produces: 80 Units of Iron Ore a day
Max Level Gold Mine
Produces: 48 Units of Gold Ore a day
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Construction Queue: Due to the level of your Fortress, you can have 6 major and 12 minor construction jobs underway. (Fortress will gain 1000 Exp for Major Construction, 500 Exp for Minor Construction)
Major (6):
Minor (12):
Defense Enhancements:
N/A
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Fortified Palace (LVL 2)
Garrison: 1000/1000
Durability: Main Palace 50000/50000, Wall 80000/80000
Description: The Palace of Night was constructed over 3000 years ago when the City of Eternal Night was just a City-State. Although it was attacked dozens of times, it has never fallen to an enemy. The palace is hardened against assaults and can house several thousand beings for up to 1 year before it would need to be resupplied. The fortified palace has both a wall, archer towers, Scorpian siege engines and training facilities for the garrison station within.
House of Remembrance (Unique)
Durability: 5000/5000
Description: The House of Remembrance holds the collective knowledge and memories of the Vampire race. The Acolytes watch over and monitor both the memories as well as assist those that wish to experience the memories they maintain.
City Administration Building (Max LVL)
Current Tax Rate: 5% Income Tax, 5% for Sales Tax, 5% for Incoming Trade Goods, 5% for Exporting Trade Goods
Current Research:
Durability: 4000/4000
Description: The Keep might be the heart of the Fortress, but the Administration Building is where all the brains are located. All essential personnel will be located here and will work from this building. Your citizens will come here to post requests and create Quests. Ignore them at your own risk though, if a request/quest goes unanswered too long it can lower the Morale or even cause rebellion.
Inner Wall
Durability: 100000/100000
Description: The inner curtain wall is the last defense of the inhabitants of your city. (50 Feet Tall and 20 Feet Wide)
Defense Enhancements: The Inner Wall is equipped with a Portcullis, 18 Archer Towers, High-Steel striped Wooden Gate, and Mana-Shields (50000,50000). Twelve Scorpian fixed siege engines and eight Mangonels (Small Catapult) have been mounted on the wall. (See wiki about further information about Siege Engines)
Mid Wall
Durability: Unknown/150000
Description: The middle wall of the Tomb of Eternal Night has been breached in multiple places and is not serviceable until it has been repaired. (30 Feet Tall and 20 Feet Wide)
Defense Enhancements: Until the wall has been repaired, the wall enhancements will remain locked for use.
Outer Wall
Durability: Unknown/200000
Description: The outer wall of the Tomb of Eternal Night has been breached in multiple places and is not serviceable until it has been repaired. (20 Feet Tall and 10 Feet Wide)
Defense Enhancements: Until the wall has been repaired, the wall enhancements will remain locked for use.
Barracks (Max LVL)(Amount Built: 10)
Durability: 5000/5000
Inhabitants: 400/400
Description: As long as there have been organized militaries, there has been Barracks to House, Feed, Train, and Arm soldiers. This basic Barracks will house your soldiers, everything else still has to be built. The Barracks will increase the and Morale (Fair) and increase the rate at which they gain experience (+15%). Building additions and upgrading the Barracks will increase these and have other effects upon your troops.
Mage Tower (Max LVL)(Amount Built: 2)
Durability: 4000/4000
Inhabitants: 50/50
Description: The Mage Tower is a center of learning and power for all those who use Arcane energies. For those who hope to be Arcane Mage, Wizard, Witch, and/or Sorcerers will visit this place to learn and follow the path they have set for themselves.
Bank (Max LVL)
Durability: 8000/8000
Description: Banks are the backbone of every economy, they can provide both currency exchange and hold items for Guilds.
Smithy (Max LVL)(Amount Built: 6)
Durability: 5000/5000
Description: Although this is a well-built smithy, it can produce weapons and armor (Common to Artifact). If you break down an item in the Smithy, The Head Smith of the Fortress will have a (50% Chance Common to Rare, 35% Epic, 15% Chance to learn Legendary Plans, 1% chance to learn Artifact/Unique plans) to receive the plans of the item. The chance to learn plans can increase once the Smith becomes a Master Smith and increase again once Master Smith specializes in Weapons or Armor. Certain items and materials can influence items that are produced by the Smithy.
Chemists Hall (Max LVL)(Amount Built: 2)
Durability: 4000/4000
Description: The Chemists Hall can have almost anything that an Alchemist could want or need. This building you have an increased chance to discover new alchemic potions by 25%, a smaller chance to duplicate production by 15% and the cost of producing potions have been reduced by 30%.
Green House (Max LVL)(Amount Built: 4)
Durability: 3000/3000
Description: A Green House grows herbs for Alchemic use and for healers so they might fulfill their duties. This building increases growth rate and production of herbs by 45%. This Green House can grow Common to Epic Herbs.
Winery (Max LVL)(Amount: 4)
Durability: 2000/2000
Description: Winery produces 40 Units of alcohol per week for various uses.
Workshop (Max LVL)(Amount Built: 4)
Durability: 3000/3000
Description: This building can be used to build Siege Engines, Glass Units, Bows & Arrows, Enchanters, etc..Production for all professions within the building are increased by 25%.
Marketplace (Max LVL)(Amount Built: 3)
Trade Caravans: 4
Durability: 4000/4000
Description: The Marketplace is where trade caravans and your merchant operate out of, given time and fame traders from all over the world will come. Other Immortal controlled Fortresses can trade with you through the Marketplace. Your trade Caravans are operated out of this building as well but do not forget to protect them.
General Store (Max LVL)(Amount Built: 6)
Durability: 2000/2000
Description: From trail rations to arrows, General Stores are your one-stop shop for buying anything you might need.
Speciality Store (Max LVL)(Amount Built: 12)
Durability: 2000/2000
Description: These stores are owned by Chemists, Enchanters, etc...to sell their wares.
Apartment Complex (Max LVL)(Amount Built: 8)
Inhabitants: 90/90
Durability: 1000/1000
Description: This housing unit was built to hold multiple families during the early stages of frontier town and forts, it provides basic amenities and benefits other than providing a roof over peoples heads.
Estate (Max LVL)(Amount Built: 30)
Inhabitants: 30/30
Durability: 1000/1000
Description: Estate buildings are small enclosed compounds that can house large families. Morale and health are increased.
House (Max LVL)(Amount Built: 40)
Inhabitants: 15/15
Durability: 750/750
Description: This is the upgraded Cabin, the inhabitants now have basic amenities allowing them to support large families. Upgrading this building will increase the number of persons housed and the Morale benefits it provides.
Healers Hall (Max LVL)(Amount Built: 2)
Appointed Healer:
Durability: 3000/3000
Description: The Healers Hall is a building that ensures the health and wellness of the citizens of your city. (Decreases chance of negative health effects by 50%)
Bathhouse (Max LVL)(Amount Built: 3)
Durability: 3000/3000
Description: The Bathhouse is a communal building where citizens may go to bathe and relax. (Increases health and wellness of settlement by 30%).
Cistern (Max LVL)(Amount Built: 6)
Durability: 2000/2000
Description: This water storage facility can house up to 4000 Units of water and unlocks your fortress ability to have a Bath House which increases your settlements Health and Morale.
Well (Max LVL)(Amount Built: 10)
Durability: 800/800
Description: Wells provide water for basic needs such as bathing, cooking, and cleaning.
Animal Pen (Max LVL)(Amount Built: 8)
Animals: 100 Anglo-Backs (Per Pen)
Durability: 1000/1000
Description: The Animal Pen will help keep your domesticated animals contained and controlled (Increases reproduction rates of animals by 45%, health and wellness of domesticated animals is increased).
Stone Overseers Office (LVL 2)
Durability: 3000/3000
Mason Assigned:
Description: The Stone Overseers Office is the upgraded Masons Hut. With this office, two Quarries can be run by a Mason and his apprentice. Production is also increased by 50% of what the Quarries can produce. Max Level Quarries produce 36 Stone Units a day.
Gold Mine (Max LVL)
Durability: N/A
Properties: This site allows you to produce 24(+24) units of Gold a day.
Description: This Gold Mine has been enhanced to increase safety and production.
Iron Mine: (Max LVL)(Amount Built: 2)
Durability: N/A
Properties: This site allows you to produce 40(+40) units of Iron a day.
Description: This Iron mine has been enhanced to increase safety and production.
Coal Mine: (Max LVL)
Durability: NA
Properties: This site allows you to produce 50(+50) units of Coal a day.
Description: This Coal mine has been enhanced to increase safety and production.
Quarry (LVL 2)(Amount Built: 2)
Durability: N/A
Properties: This site allows you to produce 36(+18) units of stone a day.
Description: This Quarry has been enhanced to increase safety and production.
Sand Pit (Max LVL)
Durability: N/A
Properties: This site allows you to harvest 60 (+60) units of Sand to use for various forms of industry.
Description: The Sand Pit is one of the oldest forms if industry and this site have been enhanced to the maximum.
Warehouse (Max LVL)(Amount Built: 8)
Durability: 1000/1000
Description: This building will house up to 4000 Units of raw resources, processed resources, complicated components, and perishables.
Storage Yard (Max LVL)(Amount Built: 8)
Durability: 800/800
Description: The Storage Yard is the most basic storage facility and can only house a minimum of resources (2000 Units).
Moselium (Max LVL)
Durability: 1000/1000
Description: The Moselium is a place where the honored dead are entombed and left so that their descendants might visit (Decreases death timer from 12 to 6 hours and decreases death sickness effects by 15% for Immortals).
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Keep Ability: Rally Cry
Description: When you notice a break in your enemies battle line or your troops on the point of fleeing the battlefield, activate this ability to inspire your troops to fight on longer and harder. Increases the damage you and your troops will deal with the enemy by 25% for 5 Minutes (Can only be used during battle or siege within the lands claimed by the Tomb of Eternal Night, cooldown 24 Hours)
Keep Ability: Last Stand
Description: When you are on the edge of defeat and all hope is lost make your stand. Increases Armor Rating of all defenders by 10%, Increases Health Regeneration of all Defenders by 50%, Increases stamina and mana regeneration by 20% for 1 Minute (Can only be used during battle or siege within the lands claimed by the Tomb of Eternal Night, cooldown 24 Hours)
