Recaps

Derek expanded the Northern Duchy’s industry, army, and navy while Andre tried to bring steam technology to the Griffin Kingdom. After defeating the Barbarians and seizing control of the White Sand Archipelago, the Duchy began its conquest of the Southern Three Kingdoms.

• Viscount Barin reported the Connor Family’s profits and bought weapons for Earl Connor, while Derek ordered Virut to build new infantry divisions and secure the railway defenses.
• Derek promoted steam-powered industry and agricultural machinery, while Andre studied Hadley University’s technology and returned to the Griffin Kingdom to establish a steam factory.
• The Griffin Kingdom’s nobles forced Andre from office, but Mr. Peter offered him machinery and technical support as Lawrence bought warships for the Northern Duchy.
• Derek appointed Adrian to lead the Ministry of Navy, and Virut launched the Northern Expeditionary Legion’s campaign against the Barbarians.
• Virut’s forces captured the Barbarian capital, and Derek approved the execution of the Barbarian King as neighboring rulers increased their investment in firearms and steam power.
• Adrian imposed taxes on ships passing through the White Sand Archipelago, then defeated a large coalition fleet with help from a concealed ironclad force.
• Andre and Peter agreed to cooperate, while Derek ordered Virut to invade the Southern Three Kingdoms and Northern Duchy troops advanced into the Locke Kingdom.

The Northern Duchy and the Holy Cross Kingdom fought while Derek maneuvered the Church and royal forces into conflict. The Church seized the Royal Capital, Duke Fernandes turned against it, and Barin’s forces began massacres designed to provoke unrest.

• Sanger reached the Griffin Kingdom, while Peter investigated his group and later sold him books and a Steam Engine before Sanger fled with them.
• King Arthur’s forces devastated the Locke Kingdom’s Royal Capital, and Virut’s army entered afterward to provide disaster relief.
• Prince Radick rejected the Northern Duchy’s influence and joined Count Lovett in preparing to claim the throne and unite neighboring nations against the Duchy.
• Derek allowed the old powers to build their forces as the Holy Cross Kingdom and the Northern Duchy fought, with Duke Fernandes eventually breaking through the Duchy’s front.
• The Pontiff launched a coup in the Royal Capital, where Bishop Qazim and General Parker helped Church troops enter and attack the palace, forcing King Bruno to flee.
• Derek mobilized reservists and expanded the Northern Duchy’s divisions while Duke Fernandes rallied royal forces and turned them against the Church.
• Earl Connor offered his private infantry regiment to Duke Fernandes, while the Northern Duchy transported and equipped the Fourth Imperial Guard Infantry Division for the front.
• Duke Fernandes’s troops burned a Church stronghold, while Barin’s forces massacred villagers under the royal banner to make the attacks appear to be the Duke’s work.

The Northern Duchy shattered the Holy Cross Kingdom while the Bruno royal family fled overseas, and its colonial governor returned to report the colony’s progress. Sanger’s attempt to lure engineers to the Griffin Kingdom was monitored by the duchy, as Derek expanded shipbuilding and used publicity to conceal and test its advances.

• Pumpkin Village’s militia accidentally killed a royal soldier, triggering a firefight, while resistance spread across the kingdom and the Pontiff turned to the Northern Duke for help.
• Derek sent the Fourth Imperial Guard Infantry Division into the Holy Cross Kingdom, where the Third Regiment’s artillery-backed charge broke the defenses and won noble allies such as Earl Connor.
• The Northern Duchy crushed Holy Cross forces, promoted Corison and Viscount Barin to division commands, and drove Duke Fernandes back toward the capital as the kingdom’s resistance collapsed.
• Fernandez arranged the Bruno royal family’s escape to the New Continent, and Derek let the fleet depart before ordering his army to press its advance.
• Peter persuaded Count Andre and other comprador nobles to establish rebellious Sleepless Port, while Fernandez captured Black Slaves overseas and Governor Jefferies developed the colony before returning home.
• Count Little Jefferies met Derek and reported on the colony, but the duchy’s investigators rejected Andre for disloyalty and monitored Sanger as he recruited Professor Wenger to find engineers.
• Sanger recruited Benjamin and other blacklisted specialists for the Griffin Kingdom, and Benjamin realized aboard ship that Sanger had deceived them about their authority and treatment.
• Derek expanded warship construction, completed Swan Castle’s electric lighting, ordered an automobile built, and encouraged sensational reports about technological advances.

Derek launched the Northern Duchy’s campaign to unify the Southern Continent, defeating the Southern Nobles and moving against the Griffin Kingdom. As Simon pursued the conquest and the New Continent’s colonial powers reacted, Sanger and Benjamin faced pressure to share their industrial technology.

• Matt circulated a false report about a massive warship, and Count Andre believed it and sought further contact with him.
• Adrian commissioned new naval development as Lawrence blockaded Gemstone Port, while Sanger recruited Benjamin and built up steam-powered industries in the colonies.
• Good established a river transport business in the New Continent, where Lawrence encouraged colonial commerce and Governor Jefferies promoted civilian shipping.
• Derek announced the unification war, and Virut mobilized the army as Southern Nobles fled or surrendered and Chavez changed sides to secure the harbor.
• Count Began escaped to the New Continent but was captured after Rick and the firearms factory workers aided General Robert’s attack, then died by poison at Chavez’s hand.
• Derek sent Simon to the Griffin Kingdom, where Simon coordinated with Peter and Barin as the Northern Duchy began attacks across the kingdom’s ports.
• Virut reorganized the Ministry of Army while the Northern Duchy unified sea routes and threatened the Griffin Kingdom, alarming foreign colonial interests.
• Sanger resisted the councilors’ demands for his technology but agreed to share some in return for political support, and they appointed him an envoy to the Northern Duchy’s Colonial Governor.