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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dr. Strangemonkey" data-source="post: 796388" data-attributes="member: 6533">Nope.  I think the numbers of the forces involved in the Cressian conflict are larger based on what we have said previosly.  8,000 seems like a good group of formians for the invasion force.  I'd assume a roughly equal or slightly smaller number of Ausel.  We are taking about a very large force, but it has to be to stand any chance against the numbers that Greater Cressia can throw at it.If I were the Cressians I would have put a lot of my best druids on the water, every ship downed is a tremendous advantage and druids are great in naval combat.I would suspect that the Ausel/Formian flotilla manages to unload everything pretty well, but gets utterly crushed after it does so.  Loosing their dominators and formians to the land effort as well as its best Ausel magic support weakens their strength considerably and Greater Cressia has been preparing just such a turn.After the invasion Greater Cressian control of the seas, save for Ausel's Coastal region is all but assured.The Cressians then work to evacuate as much of their population as possible onto the Jungaan island and into the deep interior.  Hoping to avoid giving the Formians any conscripts.</blockquote>