... I shouldn't have traded away that ring of protection on the last turn.
Overall this was a fun game. I tried to play the UN in-line with what felt, to me, like the UN should be run... which is generally to cause havoc, threaten, and extort... all while keeping a low enough profile that I wasn't worth attacking.
I managed to accomplish one of my lifelong goals as the Underworld and get someone to pay me each turn more than I produced just to leave him alone. While this only ended up happening 4 turns or so, I owe Wynand a serious thank you for allowing me to bully him enough to pay for my agents to harass other targets. 35k gold per turn. Woot!
I ended up with 10 artifacts, having traded two away the final two turns. My crown jewel was 31 prisoners, including 5 kings/regents (after having 'returned' a couple as part of various business endeavors). At one point, I had all of the Red Dragon emissaries in my dungeons. Assuming he didn't hire anyone after turn 20, he went 6 turns with no political emissaries.
As likely my second-to-last individual game for a while, I am happy to have gone out on the podium. To anyone looking to have a ton of fun, look no further than the Underworld. I just hope the powers-that-be allow them to keep the discount they get for training their own agents.
Artifacts:
PALANTIR PHONIS
CRYSTAL OF SEEING
GOLDEN SPEAR OF LERIX
GREAT AXE OF HURBLIND
RING OF PROTECTION
DEMON BANE
RING OF INVISIBILITY
TROLL SLAYER
PALANTIR REDJAK
GEM OF PLANES
Captives:
AGENT 8 ALPHINIAS DARKELVEN VA 80
AGENT 9 ANVIL DWARVEN VA 90
GOVERNOR BOSS HOGG TROLL VA 45
ENVOY CHROMIS RED DRAGON VA 15
AGENT 9 CRY WOLF SORCERER VA 90
AGENT 1 DWARVES MUST DIE RED DRAGON VA 10
BARONESS EDITH ROCKCLIFFE RANGER VA 75
FANATIC 4 ENTICE BLACK DRAGON VA 40
COUNT FIROK WINDRIDER RED DRAGON VA 90
REGENT FUGON THE SMART TROLL VA 150
FANATIC 12 GRANNIS DEMON PRINCES VA 120
AGENT 4 GURSHA'S GANG TROLL VA 40
AGENT 7 HAMMER DWARVEN VA 70
DUKE ITORIAN HAWKHEART SORCERER VA 105
ENVOY JAK NIESTRA BLACK DRAGON VA 15
REGENT KLINISIAN DROGA BLACK DRAGON VA 150
AGENT 2 LOOKERS ON POINT RED DRAGON VA 20
AMBASSADOR MIDRONUS ZAR RED DRAGON VA 30
AGENT 12 MORPHISTAR DEMON PRINCES VA 120
AGENT 9 MORNING STAR DWARVEN VA 90
AMBASSADOR MUZA PURPLESKIN TROLL VA 30
ENVOY OZAR IRONHAMMER DWARVEN VA 15
KING POSURA MAX DEMON PRINCES VA 150
REGENT RHAN OF TITUS RED DRAGON VA 150
AGENT 4 ROCKPOINT GUARD RED DRAGON VA 40
GOVERNOR ROMANOR SILVEREYES SORCERER VA 45
COUNTESS SHEBANNA XORAN RED DRAGON VA 90
GOVERNOR SRIKAR UBERSTALK SORCERER VA 45
KING VAKILLION RED DRAGON VA 150
GOVERNOR ZETHANTIRIA RED DRAGON VA 45
ENVOY ZOLNAMAR SORCERER VA 15