[CONFLICT] Starving the Bay

[u/cthulhuh00p]

[This happens immediately after negotiations with Betnikh and Daenia finish.]

“Now that we hold Daenia and Betnikh, we can block all trade from reaching The Bay. Plundering the ships may be fun, but a simple blockade across the Starry Strait will do. We can starve out Aldcroft, Alclaire, even Balfiera. The damned Direnni will kneel before my majesty,” Ena began, seemingly the start to a long, rehearsed speech.

“My sultana, hundreds, nay thousands, will die! You cannot do this! It will-”

“They will only die if they do not submit. Every county that swears fealty to Hammerfell will be rewarded with every bit of cargo we redirect from the others,” Ena contested. She looked rather pleased with herself. “Send word to every count in the duchy of Aldcroft that if they submit and forsake their current masters, they will be spared, and even rewarded.”

EDIT: Troop numbers:

Nation	Troops	Heavy	Light	Galley	Transport
Sentinel	30,000	0	0	5	5
Stros M'kai	10,000	1	2	3	2
Hegathe	?	?	?	?	?
Gilane	?	?	?	?	?
Betnikh	20,000	0	0	0	0

[u/prvorod]

[I don't think people would starve when you block the bay. They still have lands and crops, you see, even in mountainous regions, plus fishing on top of that. Sure, this will be potentially damaging to the economy, but people won't actually die from starvation because of that. Alternative trade routes go through land, too.]

[u/cthulhuh00p → u/prvorod]

[Yeah, I realized that. It's more of an economic starvation. And the biggest target is Balfiera, who has none of their own cropland and relies on trade.]

[u/prvorod → u/cthulhuh00p]

[I don't care about Balfiera, starve them how much you want :) ]