I managed to bring fourth Zorana to victory!!! \o/
Vg ghearq bhg gung gur guvat V qvq gb znxr Fgblna abg gel gb zheqre Mbenan jnf qrabhapr Mbybg, ununun. Tynq gung ur ungrf gung thl zber guna ur ungrf Mbenan, nccneragyl! :Q Jvgu gung, V jnf noyr gb trg hc zl ersyrkrf rabhtu gb fheivir gur Whovyrr (Enqbzvy jnf gur ryrpgbe frafvgvir rabhtu gb pbzzvg zheqre yvgrenyyl bire jurgure be abg uvf enpr jnf jrypbzrq svefg. Bxnl, oeb) naq pbzcyrgr Bar Ovgr'f dhrfg! V'z fb tynq V svanyyl qvq, gbb. Vg jnf ernyyl snfpvangvat! (Rira vs guvf Mbenan jnfa'g dhvvvgr negvfgvp be tbbq ng fcnprfuvcf rabhtu gb cebcreyl 'trg' gur hygvzngr tbny.)
Jvgu nyy gung, naq gur Znh orvat fhecevfvatyl cbfvgvir gbjneqf ure (ohg V nyfb fgvyy tbg gb qb Ghyvghvfg'f dhrfg! Sha!), Mbenan tbg rvtugrra ibgrf!
V qrsvavgryl qvqa'g shyyl svavfu gur Pelfgny Abina dhrfg; V qvq abgvpr gung V arire tbg n sbyybj-hc nobhg gur qernz yvxr V qvq va n cerivbhf eha, fb znlor Xebibf' 50 fcvevghnyvgl jnfa'g rabhtu? V'yy qrsvavgryl pbheg gur Uvtu Cbagvsrk arkg gvzr, naq znlor chzc Fcvevghnyvgl orsberunaq naq envfr Mbenan'f crefba yriry nf uvtu nf cbffvoyr? (V jbaqre vs vg'f cbffvoyl gb trg n qvssrerag bhgpbzr jvgu gur Znh frre nf jryy... ohg gung bar'f pbaarpgrq gb gur sngure dhrfg naq V'z abg fhcre fher jung gb qb sbe gung bar, nfvqr sebz tbvat onpx naq ohzcvat Bcrengvbaf orsber gur raq?) V nyfb abgvprq va gur Purpxyvfg gung 'gbhpu n zntvp pelfgny' jnf na bcgvba; qrfcvgr univat n ohapu bs fgrnygu naq ratvarrevat, Mbenan frrzrq cerggl qbhogshy bs ure punaprf gb nccebcevngr gur pelfgny, fb gung'f jul V jbaqrerq vs gur qernz jnf gur xrl... Be rira gur beo jr'er tvsgrq rneyl ba? Fbeel, Xkravn, ohg V zvtug arrq gb gel n qvssrerag sbervta nssnvef ybtbgurgr arkg gvzr... uzuzuzuz. Znal gubhtugf!!
V zneevrq Wnkbe guvf gvzr naq jnf fhcre unccl jvgu ubj gung nyy ghearq bhg! Zneelvat n Gunexna (naq gur puvyq bs n Guneeebj) vf n avpr cbyvgvpny zbir rapbhentvat havgl nzbat gur rzcver, naq vg jnf cerggl pbby gb fbzrjung jva bire Byrgxb; V rawblrq obgu uvf qvfzvffvir ernpgvba gb urycvat cyna gur jrqqvat, naq uvf fba'f irel cyrnfrq erfcbafr. :Q Naq ur frrzf yvxr n ernyyl puvyy thl naq n tbbq zngpu sbe Mbenan! V zneevrq Ybexnf' qnhtugre va nabgure eha gung arire tbg gb gur rcvybthr, naq abj V'z phevbhf ubj gung jbhyq'ir ghearq bhg...!
Overall, I super enjoyed it all! :D It was a bit frustrating at points but I went back and fiddled with my choices and was able to figure out how to get what I was going for, which is really satisfying! And now I have a better idea of how to play the game next time; I never realised, by the way, that when Korundi gives you seemingly generic advice r.e. the security threats, it's actually pointing at a particular mood task that might be lethal! (E.g. I used to get 'avoid being alone' a lot, which probably points to Brood Somewhere? Whereas this time I got 'leaders are often overturned by their military, so avoid spending time around there' which was definitely about viewing the military drills! And I did get an attempt there :D
Ready for my fifth run! Kinda wanna go meet Ibfuxbg ntnva: tbq, V nofbyhgryl nqber uvf qrfvta...! V ernyyl sryy va ybir jvgu uvz ng svefg fvtug <333 V'yy or fb birejuryzvatyl birewblrq vs ur qbrfa'g ghea bhg gb or rivy naq gevpxvat Mbenan :'QQQ Yvxr, gung'f boivbhfyl gur pyvpur, ohg...! Ur'f fb cerggl naq ur jnf fhpu n tbbq oebgure naq nuuu, V xvaq bs jnag gb jevgr snasvpgvba abj ununun...~
But! For the next run!!! For now I have dinner to prepare :'D
Edit: Actually, one other thought I had: both runs I've gotten to Epilogue with before, it stated that Zorana was distrustful of foreign cultures and focused on the empire. I never really got that impression either time? Maybe I'll see if I can try and choose more externally diplomatic choices next run and see how that goes...?