Dranos was pleased with His people’s conquest. However, He saw another god meddling with His people. Dranos’ first thought was outrage, but then realized it wasn’t necessarily bad. He wanted to focus on His conquests, and had no time for domestic issues. If this god were to organize His Pimians, help them grow stronger on the domestic front, it would only help on the grander scale even if in the short term it reduced His influence. As such, Dranos went towards this “Aynar”, and greeted him.
“Hello, Aynar. I see you have taken much interest in my Pimians. I would like to offer a formal offer of us cooperating. You would control our domestic issues, while I the foreign. We would be worshipped and celebrated equally.”
That done, Dranos turned His eyes towards foreign lands destined to be conquered. Specifically, the eastern grasslands. The southern grasslands were controlled by Tatius, and he was too powerful to engage in battle(for now). So to fulfill His goal of conquering the grass lands he would have to defeat the Ganguls. The Ganaguls would be difficult opponents, for they had claws, natural weapons, but Dranos knew His people would eventually triumpth. But Dranos also noticed that their god had been absent for some time. Perhaps it was possible to convert them to His worship? Deciding on a plan, Dranos now knew he just needed to contact a mortal to carry it out. He decided to contact Pimno, a descendant of Aynar’s great champion Huritia. Pimno had nowhere near the might of Huritia, but some divine power was still swirling in his blood and he’d make for a great leader. That night, Dranos appeared in Pimno’s dreams.
“Pimno, you have been chosen to be your people’s next great leader. I am Dranos, and as I sent your people to conquer the Linnong and reclaim Northern Pima long ago, I am here to send you to take control of the eastern grasslands. This will be a difficult challenge, but I believe you are up to the task. Know this however, do not be cruel to the Ganguls. They are a good people, but were made by a cruel god who created them just to be slaughtered. I see greatness in them however, almost as much greatness as the Pimians. They will make for great warriors with their claws. So when you attack them, allow any community that decides to surrender to live so long as they pledge their loyalty to me. Any who do not surrender show no mercy towards.
“That said, I have another task for you. I wish for you to send a small group of thirty missionaries to the grasslands to the south. There the Heimians reside, worshipping Tatius. He is a false god, one of tyrants. He rules because he rules, unlike me where I rule because I am strong. Tell the Heimians there is another god who can lead them, me, and tell them any who chafe under the cruelty of Tatius may link up with my armies invading the Ganguls and, should they do so, they will gain great glory!
“I shall grant you a personal army of 303 men to do this, but know that the Ganguls have many people, and you must also lead a greater army taken from all of Pima as well.”
Simple orders: Oneirophany to command a Pimian to take an army and invade
, tell same Pimian to send 30 missionaries to the Heimian grasslands to convert worshippers of Tatius.
Demopoeia to create 303 Homo Fortis as an additional fighting force.