Trade Fight Build Think

(The main thread is a posting of the quest on Questionable Questing if you want to vote for the next choice this is the link

https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/trade-fight-build-think-a-lewd-x4-plan-quest.30695/)

Your father had gotten sick at the worst time. To be fair, there was rarely a good time for a king to have a fatal illness that was wasting him away, but he'd shown the particular audacity to start declining a year before the gate network reopened—just as your nation's fate would hinge on strong leadership.

Before the gate shutdown, this would have been cause for national mourning but of little real consequence. The monarchy had been a ceremonial affair for centuries. There had been periodic talk of abolishing it, but in the end, it always generated just enough tourism (and served as a convenient scapegoat) to remain. Ministers regularly deflected blame onto the throne, conveniently ignoring that they themselves often orchestrated vetoes or policy shifts behind the scenes.

Then the gate network had abruptly shut down.

Overnight, the flow of goods and resources upon which your nation depended vanished. Panic ensued, followed by anger and riots in the streets. The legislature did little beyond shouting at one another over who was at fault. Then your grandfather—once a mild-mannered, well-liked monarch—stormed into parliament with a platoon of marines and declared himself an absolute ruler.

By most accounts, everyone was relieved. In the face of total societal breakdown, a firm hand at the helm seemed like the only way to prevent further chaos. In the years that followed, your family' consolidated power, taking a central role in rebuilding society from the wreckage of isolation. Now the gates had re-opened.