Turn 24 Orders Due Back By: Monday, October 29^th 1999

IMPORTANT: I found a bug in the stat database dealing with Feudal Allies. The program was incorrectly figuring out how much troop support was. Instead of multiplying the FA’s support cost by 0 (making FA troops free) it was multiplying the support cost by –10. The end result was that some people had a negative troop support. Some people may notice a jump in troop support because of this correcting. If you are one of those people contact me, we will work something out.

If you know of any player who has told you that they dropped, and I still have them as playing an open nation, please contact me and let me know, it will make life easier for me. Also you may notice that some nations have been opened up. I am ousting people who I have not been able to either get a hold of, or have not been getting turns from at all.

If you know of anyone who is looking to join a game, send them to me. ;> I’d like to get some of the newly opened nation filled, as well as some not so apparent positions filled also. Maps have been being updated slowly but surely I am on the average of 4 to 6 maps per turn. The following have been updated this past turn, or maps have been cleaned up

Central America
South America (East and West)
North West Africa
Egypt
Arabia
India

This Turn’s Music …

Awards!

As made traditional in other LOTE games. The Turn from Hell award will be awarded to the player who’s turn gave me the largest headache. J

Rules Errata and Reminders

Gm’s Info and the Like

ý Troop Conversions

 Other Lords of the Earth Games

Asia — -- / --
Troops: 22c, 16i, 16w, 6t
Aqrs: c5 s2 I3 w3
Leaders: Chow Xi’Ping (MB85)

Liang - [
LoPan, General of the Heavens, Destroyer of Steps, King of China
Diplomacy: None

LoPan spent his time in the gardens of his palace frolicking with young maidens and partaking in the new objects that have appeared with the increased trade.

Szechwan - [
Xi-Chang, King of the noble Szechwan Empire.
Diplomacy: None

Xichang increased his capital and build bigger walls to protect what is his. A meager trade rout was established between his nation and the Mighty Liang Empire. Maybe peace will continue to flourish in China.

Yamato - {
Oda Heijo, Light of Heaven, Ruler of the Sea’s
Diplomacy: Taiwan (100% Shinto)

Oda Heijo took a wife from the local court and she gave him two daughters. To share the joy he felt, Oda Heijo ordered many parks to be built around his capital.

Trade from Liang was increased and a new rout from the province of Taiwan opened trade to the Empire of Champa.

Taiwan was wooed on the religion of Shintoism, and with three well-spoken men from Yamato the small island converted with out much trouble.

Champa - ¤
Emperor Jeolo, Leader of the Champa, Lord of the South Pacific
Diplomacy: None

Jeolo slowly returned to the political area after his wife’s death. While many people still fear his death and his son’s Qui-on eventual promotion, the people of Champa hopeful.

Toowomba - n
Kanar of the Fishermen
Diplomacy: None

Kanar continued increasing his nation’s trade by opening a trade rout to the might Liang Empire, and the expanding Yamato Empire.

Gurjara - ¤
King Varunrajak, Ruler of the Ganges, Heir to the Gupta Empire, Protector of Knowledge
Diplomacy: None

Alexandria was expanded, and hush money was sent to the Buryat, but no one knows why. A huge new navy was built, consisting of 500 Destroyer class ships.

Rastrakutas - ¤
The Grand Pooba, Finder of the Weird, Teacher of the Hindu Way, Savior of the Gurjara Nation
Diplomacy: Suashtra (AB), Somantha (AB), Kakatiya (AB), Tanjore (AB)

Pooba sent forth bring the joy and love that is the Hindu faith to the people of India. Many men of the church died in strange ways. No one is saying murder, but how does one drowned in a glass of milk, or choke on a poisoned Mushroom?

Samanids - ¤
Rajieve, King of the Turkish Hindu’s
Diplomacy: None

Rajieve spent quite afternoons in the palace with his family and ignored the rest of the world.

Buryat - n
Ogozud, Get of Satan, Khan of the World.
Diplomacy: None

A large sum of money was received from the Gurjaran Empire. Bantu was not impressed by the sum, it is reported that he was expecting even more. Soon after the arrival Bantu choked on a cow bone while eating steak tar-tar.

Ogozud took over and after all the government doings were settled, he took some aggression out by enslaving the populations of Edessa. Which turned out to be far more then what he expected.

September 13^th 971 near the village of Khalader, Ogozud was almost killed by an arrow but his assistant Gozodug took the arrow instead. The assailant lead his men to the stronghold held by none other then the fabled Arm of Allah. There, Ogozud ordered a bloody assault on the stronghold loosing many men, but in the end the sheer number of his men broke through the walls and captured and/or killed everyone there. Also captured from the strong hold was coffers of gold, manuscripts, detailed history of the deeds done by the sect.

Saffarid - Z
Odgen, Allah’s chosen, Follower of the truth, Grand Illuminator
Diplomacy: None

Odgen plotted secret things in dark places. That’s the rumor that the Vikings have spread anyway. Odgen spent his time going over the tax collectors telling them to get more money.

Mongolan Hoard - n
Tagis Khan, Descendent of the Great Gingis Khan
Diplomacy: Henyiyin (NT), Kerait (NT), Gobi (NT), Dzamin Uud (A), Lang Shan (NT), Lobnor (NT), Suzhou (A)

Tagis Khan seeks to rebuild his ancestor’s nation. Great success has followed him lately, but only time will tell.

The Bug faced man clawed into the rail of the ship and fought the urge to loose his lunch. As hard as he tried to pay attention to the priest, his body didn’t. This was all that damned Abu’s fault that Borris had died. If they had never pulled the heist of the century they would have never joined forces, much less get in over their heads. His thoughts were interrupted by the shrieks of the priest. Suddenly he realized that there were other boats closing in, and they were launching arrows and large rocks.

There was no escape, there was too many of then, and they were too close. The Bug man spied the open casket of Borris and a though occurred to him. Quickly he rolled Borris off the deck and he crawled into the casket. The sounds of battle started soon after with the unknown assailants cutting down all loyal men.

"Did you get what we came for?", said a voice that had an odd Asian accent.

"Your most holy one, he is not on board"

"Then burn the ship and we will have to punish our informant, so that next time we get the right information" said the man with the Asian accent.

Norman Empire - T
Rorig Prince of Wales, Raider from the North, King of Britain, The Conceited
Diplomacy: Ponthieu (EA)

Roland was found dead in bed in March of 972AD. His eldest living son Rorig was crowned the new King of the Normans.

Robert of York raided and then slave raided Galacia, Asturias, Gascony, Poitou, and Brittany. Ned of Flanders was sent to Ponthieu and met with much resistance.

Norse Christian Church - T
Father Elrich
Diplomacy: Ribe (CA), Lund (CA)

Father Elrich ordered a dispensation to raise two new cathedrals to extend his influence. Other then that the church sent leaders to its followers to strengthen its relationship with them.

Norse - T
Rognvald Hrolfgarson, Lord of Amlodhi’s Quern, Keeper of the Eye of Surtur, Dragon of the North
Diplomacy: Poland (EA then they joined the Pol's), Turku (EA)

Hrafnkell joined with Princess Nora from the Normans and lead a massive raid upon Italy. While raiding Campania, the Vikings were forced back by the Roman legions before they got their full loot, but they were not fast enough to save Latium, Tuscany, or Liguria from the same fate.

"My hinges are rusty, <SQUEEEEK> Yup, its squeek versus sneak. Knifed in the back, poisoned choked in bed, all these secret societies fight like women!!! The only reason they like gems is because such bobbles accent their swanlike necks and contrast with their evening gowns."

Slovic Kingdom of Poland - W
King Whilhelm
Diplomacy: Little Poland (HM), Poland (EA), Keuyavia (T), Silesia (EA), Moravia (F), Slovakia (F), Carpathia (A), Bochnia (F)

With the constant attack of the Vikings from the north the Slav’s have united to defend themselves.

Kingdom of Aquitaine - W
King Fillipo, King of Spain, rightful ruler of the Spanish Empire
Diplomacy: No Effect

Fillipo lost his port on the Mediterranean Sea and the horse from the south were last seen coming for his capital

Frankish Kingdom of Germany - U
Maxmillian, All around nice guy, Duke of Verona, King of the Germans
Diplomacy: None

Maxmillian spent much of his time trying to help hold his expansive nation together. When world arrived that the Slav's formed their own nation the military was alerted.

Roman Republic - W
President Ricardo, Head of the Senate
Diplomacy: Latium (HM), Tuscany (F), Liguria (A), Savoy (F), Romagna (A), Spoleto (EA)

"Mighty Senate of Rome, long have we been under foreign rule! First we had the Catholic Church and the Kingdom of Italy rule us, then the Byzantines ruled us, then the Slavic barbarians came down, fearing the Eastern Franks, and formed the short lived New Holy Empire. Then the Bulgars captured our rich lands, and was soon replaced by the Aghlibids. Soon after them the Wudan were at our doors. Enough of the weak outsiders ruling out mighty lands. Now is the time to recapture the glory and power that was once ours."

Those words spread like wildfire through the central regions of Italy. Barons and peasants alike flocked to Rome in 971AD to join the Roman Army and the new nation. Ricardo was elected president of the new nation and lead the newly raised army south to give his homeland a little buffer.

With 10,000 Spearmen, 3,500 Long Bowmen, 5,000 Heavy Cavalry, and 2,500 Siege troops the Roman army marched into Campania to remove the Byzantine forces. There were many forts holding Campania, but with only 500 men to help hold the region the forts were decimated. Richardo launched a passive siege on the port city of Naples, and after 6 months the city fell.

Byzantine Empire - W
Emperor Alexandra, Destroyer of the Catholics
Diplomacy: Abasiga (F), Cappadocia (F)

Cities were built in Abasigia, and Morea. Missionary work in Cyprus went very well; almost half of the islanders are now Eastern Orthodox. In Crimea it didn’t go so well, the priests were chased out of most villages and some were assaulted by flying food. One unlucky priest found himself burning at the steak as a warning to others.

Orthodox Church - W
Father Andrew I, Head of the Orthodox Church, Defender of Constantinople
Diplomacy: None

Father Andrew drew his forced from the Empire to Constantinople

Rus Vikings - T
Ragnar, The River Raider, Wolf of the North
Diplomacy: Tver (FA)

Erick, heir to the throne lead his navy to the shores of Thrace and launched a raid. Admiral Bellisarius who was in port in the city of Demetius launched his navy when he received word of this brutal attack. Less then a mile away from the Port of Herculas the two navy’s collided. The Rus had 295 Light Warships, 3,000 Bowmen, and 30 Light Transports, the Byzantine Navy had 50 Heavy Warships, 150 Warships, and 7,500 Infantry. The deciding factor was the military genius of Erick and general Ulfdar, with almost all other factors being even. The Rus lost 70 Light Warships, while the Byzantine fleet sailed away with only 65 Warships left

Idrisids - v
Karim, King of the Western Sands, Allah’s holy arm, Immigrant headquarters of the world, Merchants of the West
Diplomacy:

Karim was impressed with the extra income his trade boom had brought, so he again expanded trade, opeing trade with the Rus Vikings, the Buryat Empire, and the new Roman Republic. Bizertal and Fez were again expanded to increase trade.

Rashid spent 971 fairing across his men from Morroco to Andalusia and from there they marched north. In March of 972 the entered into Catatonia and pacified the region. With 61,000 Heavy Cavalry and 150 Warship covering the sea Rashid did not make the same mistake the Wudan did and camped out and waited until Barcelona starved. June 13^th, 972, Crowned Prince Jabo of Aquitaine entered Catalonia to try to free Barcelona, but when he saw the forces massed there he retreated to Aqutaine. Late in 974 Barcelona fell, and his army packed up and is on the move again.

Sunni Primate (Formally Oghuzvid Empire) - v
Shamyl, Allah’s chosen, Arm of the righteous
Diplomacy: None

Open for new Player

Boliafna (Formerly Axum)- d
King Phil II, Truth Seeker, Biggest man on the Nile (Only man on the Nile)
Diplomacy: None

King Phil II in order to make live easier released all claims to the regions of Ankolye, Darfur, Ennedi, Gamo-Gofa, and Rowzi. A second royal road as completed connecting Adowa and Shoa (rumored to be the site of a holy city).

The long standing tradition of raiding the neighbors for slaves hit a slight snag in Kosti, the whole population escaped from Prince Bahboo and was last seen in the dark jungles of Africa (5 TP)

Ghana - v
Chaka, Caliphate of Africa, Chosen of Allah
Diplomacy: None

Chaka continued the long-standing tradition and opened up a new trade route to the men up north. Strange things have been seen in the desert, or so the rumor goes.

Moli - °
Mandela, War Chief of Africa, Slave Trader extraordinary
Diplomacy: None

Open for a new leader

Faya Marauders - U
Mathew, Bringer of Revenge
Diplomacy: Haraze (NT), Wadai (NT), Darounga (NT), Krerkoure (A), Ennedi (NT), Dongola (A)

Mathew took over when all major leaders passed away and brought his people into Dongola. In an attempt to make peace Mathew sent gold to Phil II and a letter saying he and his people will soon leave the region of Dongola

Timuca - ©
Innamed, Chief of the Timuca
Diplomacy: None

Innamed ordered two cities to be built, one in Creek, and the other in Timuca

<Open for a new player>

Iroquois - ©
Chasing Hawk, Chief of the Sea
Diplomacy: None

Old Fox died and his son Chasing Hawk took over. Massive improvements were made to his capital.

<Open for a new Player>

Chippewa - ©
High Wind, Leader of the Chippewa Warriors
Diplomacy: None

High Wind felt the hand of death growing nearer and squirreled more money away for his nation

No turn was received.

Chickasaw - ©
Raging Elk, Trainer of Bison
Diplomacy: None

The first few Bison troops have been seen on the range, but they are still under Beta testing. Bent Toe was himself practicing with the Bison, but was killed when a Bison rolled over with him on its back.

The regions of Quapaw, Osage, and Cado were raided for slaves, and the slaves were used for training the wild Bison.

Hopewell - ©
Cameahwait, King of the Western Skies
Diplomacy: None

<Open for new Player>

Auum - «
Baby, Queen of South America, The Learned One
Diplomacy: None

A new port city in Minuane named Bummerland was built on the banks of the Platt River.

After many years the nation of Auum now has cavalry
Lucretia was the only causality of the on going power struggle in the nation. Not only that, but nothing supernatural or unnatural was sighted.

Maya - ©
Aztecas, Lord of the Sea, Reunify of the Maya Tribes
Diplomacy: Nahuatl (T), Huave (EA), Ulva (Converted), Boruca (Converted)

Aztecas enjoyed the peace his nation is at by building another royal road, this time connecting Popoluca to Mitla. The cultivation continued in the region of Totonac, and the region of Tepuztec was granted more independence (now EA).

The Cities of Uxmal, Oextla, and Mitla were all expanded.