[b] New Drakran[/b] 

Much had happened in a short amount of time. 

The naval reforms, which had been predicted to no doubt take years to fully implement, had been reduced to a matter of months. An alliance had been forged between themselves and the Kingdom of Aznavor and they were even arranging joint military exercises along their boarders in order to strengthen their new found alliance. 

All in all, a rather pleasant outcome. 

However, politically something big was on the horizon. Rumors from his agents abroad had informed President Kiue of the possible merger of the Lance Empire and Numburg into a single governing body. This was problematic... but also presented a number of opportunities to the right kind of mind. 

Thus, President Kiue sat at his desk, looking towards the head of the Guild of metalworkers, Mr Steel. Mr Steel appeared to be stunned. "I...I'm sorry, but could you repeat that? I must have misheard you Mr President."

"Really? Maybe you should take some time to get your hearing examined in the near future. All that banging metal all day cannot be good for ones hearing after all." Kiue answered, that same tone in his voice that suggested that he was merely pointing out a fact. "While I dislike repeating myself, I will make an exception. I wish for you to produce a throne made out of silver with golden trimmings. On the back will be engraved in bronze 'To the rightful ruler'. Since this is an important but expensive project, I assure you that you will be compensated for your efforts; The more effort you put into this project, the more compensated I can assure that you will be."

That got Mr Steel's attention. The promise of such a large amount of reward for a single project was plenty of motivation to get to work... the fact that he would be able to put his name down as the creator of such a priceless item was merely a bonus. 

Greed was a great motivator to get things underway.