Editing Unseen Empire (section)

=== First Bloom ===
Laken decided to rebuild Riverfarm at a new place, in order to more efficiently till the farming lands of the area. He had also hired two silver-rank adventurer groups in Invrisil, the [[Windfrozen Riders]] and the [[Celestial Trackers]] for protection of "his" village. This led to him being able to fend off [[Goblins|Goblin]] Raiders and Bandits. 

When other villages of the area also were attacked by goblins, their inhabitants found shelter in Riverfarm. So, the area of Riverfarm soon included the abandoned villages of [[Windrest]], Tunslaven and Kiquel, and all the land that surrounded these places. Laken, who still could only ''survey'' Riverfarm and no other areas, devised a plan to enlarge his territories, by placing [[Jelov]]'s tokens with the symbol of his empire all around Riverfarm,<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2018/03/24/4-21-e/ Chapter 4.21 E]</ref> and later in the rest of all land which he claimed.

Since Laken had to rebuild a much larger town for all his people, the refugee workers ([Builders], [Blacksmiths], [Carpenters] and other [Craftspeople]) were put to good use. He also organized a centralized [Farmer] workforce, a soup kitchen and clothes washer service for all his subjects. He also had to receive dignitaries from the nearby cities some of whom wished to ally themselves with him; and [[Magnolia Reinhart]] sent some [Nobles] to Riverfarm to test his capabilities as [Ruler]. The town of Trottvisk even declared itself part of the Unseen Empire, instead of only an ally.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2018/08/07/5-09-e/ Chapter 5.09 E]</ref>

Laken had meanwhile assembled some more loyal retainers: he turned the Windfrozen Riders of [[Beniar]] into his [[Blacksky Riders]] and the [Witch] [[Wiskeria]] into the [General] of his armies. After he rescued [Lady] [[Rie Valerund]], she had become the Empire's political advisor. Also, Laken started to train [Engineers], by letting them experiment with Trebuchets. 

The Unseen Empire then seemingly faced the invasion of an entire army of Goblins, who destroyed the army of the town of [[Filk]], which was allied with Laken's Empire. [[Rags]]' tribe was passing through, but Laken mistook her tribe for an army of the [[Reiss|Goblin Lord]] and let his forces attack her with poison gas, while calling for some [Imperial Levy] from the nearby cities. All his assembled forces pursued Rags' tribe to the (non-allied) town of [[Lancrel]], which Rags' conquered in a surprise coup. A traitor within the Empire suborned Laken's chain of command and the Empire's armies were defeated by Rags when they tried to storm Lancrel.