Arensen
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3/4/2016
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So on all four of my last runs, I've never shown any interest in the Khanate except as a source for Mirrorcatch Boxes, Vital Information, and cool music. However the cool music got me thinking; how would I go about running a character whose main affiliation was with the Khanate? I know they have a Supremacy, since it's possible to sell them the Memento Mori, but obtaining Leopold's Favour is ridiculously expensive. Does anyone have any suggestions/experience with the Khanate and their plot, and how I might go about running a character who wished to see the Khanate restored as the, ahem, rightful rulers of the Unterzee?
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th8827
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3/4/2016
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If I wanted to help the Khanate, I would consider grabbing some spies and heading to Port Carnelian.
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Owen Wulf
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3/4/2016
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Yah, besides the spycraft at Port Carnelian there really does not seem to be much you can do to change the fortunes of the Khanate. I for one would like a modified version of one of their ships and it would be grand if it could come with access to a shipyard for repairs in the Khanate so far from London.
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Arensen
Posts: 69
3/4/2016
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Owen Wulf wrote:
Yah, besides the spycraft at Port Carnelian there really does not seem to be much you can do to change the fortunes of the Khanate. I for one would like a modified version of one of their ships and it would be grand if it could come with access to a shipyard for repairs in the Khanate so far from London.
I'll agree, being able to pick up a Khanate War Trimaran or something cool like that would go a long way towards making them feel more like a significant other faction. I'd seen the Port Carnelian option on one of my earlier playthroughs, but since that character hated the Khanate (and I had a soft spot for tigers) I turned away from that. Still a little disappointing that they don't really have as much depth as London when they're meant to be a 'rival on the Unterzee'. Maybe another update.
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Lisbella Peridot
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3/5/2016
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It is always odd for me that you can do so much for the Khanate but you won't actually have a good reason to do so.
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fortluna
Posts: 306
3/5/2016
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Not that I disagree, because I kept expecting Khan's Shadow (if not the Glory) to get a storyline where you end up helping some faction take over, thanks to my experiences with Varchas/Carnelian/Pigmote and so on, and it ended up only on the periphery of our dear monocular dilettante's quest, but on reflection I feel the Anarchists probably have the same amount of text, only spread out over more locations.
There was a jarring bit of text where you help someone in Khan's Heart, where [spoiler] they mention you not looking like a Khaganian, which broke my immersion since I had that character defaulting to my looks, so I guess we're really not meant to identify with them.
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Optimatum
Posts: 3666
3/6/2016
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Arensen wrote:
...but obtaining Leopold's Favour is ridiculously expensive.
I often find myself visiting Lorkins Port and trading in Scintillack I get from the Principles of Coral quest for Drowning-Pearls, then exchange those as needed for Taimen's Mercy and that for Leopards's Condescension. Probably not very efficient, but since Drowning-Pearls don't take up hold space it's a relatively convenient way to reduce suspicion and such on demand.
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Alan Oakden
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7/17/2016
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I agree entirely fortluna, the whole "you don't look Khaganian" line is sadly immersion breaking, I'm roleplaying my latest captain as a former blue heaven priest who is currently a tomb colonist (who would obviously hold no great love for the fifth city). It turns out there are exactly two ways (reliably) to increase Supremacy: The Khanate. There aren't any tangible rewards but there's some interesting writing that you unlock for sure.
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A Dimness
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7/17/2016
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If you surrendered Pigmote isle to the drownies, you can cheaply acquire drowning pearls in large quantities. I coincidentally had pigmote fairly close to the Khanate on that captain, so I could keep both my Leopard's Condescension and Taimen's Mercy fairly high.
The Khanate market isn't particularly useful, but it's a good start or end point for various trade routes, and a good way to get rid of Blue Prophet/Milliner Bat feathers.
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