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Card 17: Franciscan Faction Ascendant

No such luck. The Franciscan priests are going full bore to try and convert the Natives to Christianity. This was generally not a peaceful conversion. They would use alcohol, force, and other low handed means.

Two more missions get built. One in Shiprock, one in San Juan Valley. Plus, our scouts are reporting that the raids we were worried about were not coming. Instead, more missionaries. We are in trouble. They couldn't defeat us with swords and guns, so they will try with alcohol and bibles.

Without going through the gory details, here is where we stand after the victory check:

Culture = 8
Military = 5
Enemy Morale = 8
Enemy Ferocity = 3

We have five families on the board, and five elders. Shiprock and San Juan valley have a mission, and Black Mesa has three missions. We bought Weaving during the victory check, which gets us an additional trade good, meaning that four are now in play. We also have three horses and two sheep, as well as one firearm.

As they enemy concentrates on subverting us, our culture is going to take a major hit. Our families are in bad locations, but we absolutely need to get some of these missions off the board. It is looking extremely bleak right now. Getting to the next historical event will be a nice accomplishment.