Lo Zhuang, after coming to power wasted no time repairing his nation. First a massive army of Cavalry and Infantry was raised, equipped with the finest and most modern arms and sent out to deal harshly with the traitors in Taiping. Then he repopulated the ghost town of Jinan, opened the coffers of the nations rebuilding lost gardens, run down bathhouses, and dilapidated museums.

A new port city built in Houma named Jiazuo, and a road connecting Jiazuo to Kaifeng was also founded so that merchants and troops can travel faster, should they be needed.

In Pieching, while gathering 400 siege troops, General Wang Badan was killed when some scaffolding collapsed and landed on him, his second in command General Ma Hu took the troops and followed orders.

Ma Hu and the smaller Chinese force entered Shantung in May of 1012 with 8,200 Infantry, 2,800 heavy infantry, 5,200 Cavalry, 400 light Cavalry, 800 heavy cavalry and 400 siege troops. To their surprise there was no military to speak of to beat down, so they garrisoned some troops and continued on to the city of Twang’Zi. Again they found the city defended by only its citizens.

While Ma Hu was doing that General Li Yapeng with his troops of 20,000 of the finest trained royal infantry, 4,000 infantry, 10,000 royal cavalry, and 6,000 cavalry retook Anhui and Taiping without any resistance as well.

When they met in Kiangsu, they found Chow Tsu, and his son working to try to get the locals to join with them. Between the father and son they had 1,000 Infantry and 800 cavalry. When they heard the Liang army has shown up they rushed to safety of Chew T’sang. Hao Worui got in the city with his cavalry and ordered the gates closed before his father could get in. While Chow was getting ready to siege the city the combined Chines army entered sight. Knowing his goose was cooked, and that there was no possibility of surrendering he charged Li Yapeng’s force, becoming the first speed bump in Liang’s history.

Mashi ordered that every city be expanded a level to fill the room that was left by the plague.

Many parks were build in Szechwan dedicated to the dearly departed.

Oda Shotoku began his rule by taking command of the vision his family has had for Japan, and changing it slightly. The cities hardest hit by the black death were repopulated and rebuilt, while many of the cities that survived expanded.

Oda Shotoku adopted the youngest son of Oda Hasimi, and ordered that the older son be promoted to Prince to help in running the Empire. Oda Hasimi’s eldest two daughters were sent to a convent to pray for the lost souls who died from the Black Death.

Many projects were funded to improve the land, but somehow in all the paperwork the location for each and every one got lost, so they were all done in Yamato, making the regions around the palace arguably the most beautiful in the world

A massive celebration of life and the finding of the legendary Katana of Jinmu was held in August of 1011, while officially held in Heian, the whole of Japan itself seemed to celebrate as once. In fact in late 1012 a population boom caused Kanto in Nigata, and Aikai in Kagoshima to both expand a city level each.

November of 1011 signs of the dreaded Black Death are seen in Champa and Khemer. By January the whole nation is cold and sick. Emperor Taowin, who was in Kedah attempting to undo the damage the last diplomat caused passed away from the sickness within a week Hm’ah who also in Kedah died. In February Minister Chanda Neak in.Haian also died from the hand of death that has been reaching across the lands.

Late in February Emperor Saudakar passed away just before his marriage to Chang Twag, daughter of the warlord of Haian. Both surviving leaders (Prince Van Qui-on and Sophal Moy) headed for Angor, both to seize power and crown themselves Emperor. Much to Sophal’s amazement the people in Angor were eager to crown him king, being the most loved of the two contenders. When Prince Van Qui-on arrived and tried to enter the city, the guards shot him on site.

The end result was the regions of Fujian, Gouangxi, and Nam Pung all revolted. The regions of Nan Chao, Korat, and Annam who sided with Prince Van Qui-on upon his death all went there separate ways, but would not accept Sophal Moy as their king.

Draovid in Mon was abandoned due to the populous dyeing or moving out.

The cities of Bintulu and Kuantan were rebuilt. Sirivjaya and Sunda were also expanded. 

Manamar saw the effects of the Black Death hit his nation in September of 1012, first his beloved sister Zankhana caught it, within the week his youngest daughter Princess Udhayamala was dying from the dreaded disease. Soon the once power leadership of the Gujaran empire were all died as well, Ditam Sukbal, Sukam Balpreet, and even Prince Dayalan all died.

Prayers to Soma to help save as many people as possible were offered up all over the nation.

The Grand Indernav sent out every available official to build churches throughout India trying to fend off the specter of famine that has been haunting the mighty Hindu church these past few years. He even went out himself to build the churches showing that every faithful follower should be willing to do his or her part to better the church.

In September of 1012 Indernav was sent to his next life due to the hand of the Black Death. Other victims included Slutbum Walla, Hindelbyst Fendalbars, and Hengalbert Fystaltrun. The last remaining bishop was called to take over the running of the church.

An urgent letter was sent north to the Gujarians.

The royal road was expanded from Nadavaria to Bombay in Kaling, and then work was begun laying toe ground work for the road to continue into Chela.

Most every small city were expanded just in time for the black death to come along and wipe out the expansion.

Crowned prince RaKah II while in Chela discussing what it would take to get the region to side with the growing power of the Samanid Empire was not feeling so well. After an intense discussion where the local lord agreed to join, but not send any money to the Empire RaKah went to his room and found some black boils on his body. After fighting the sickness he died in January of 1012.

Diploma the renowned diplomat was making great progress in convincing the Raj of Maduria to join the empire died in his sleep late in the fall of 1013.

Pretchi who was preaching the wonders of Hinduism to the heathens in Ava died from the black death in February of 1012. Ahruman who was actively trying to keep infected ships from docking died himself in May of 1012 from the very killer he was trying to prevent.

Despite loosing his wife, Akdar kept his nation together while the Black Death swept through. The cities of Baghlan, Samarkland, and Parapauja were expanded just in time for the black death to come by and kill between 40% to 45% of the city inhabitants, (including all of the increases), Samarkland and Parauja both dropped two city levels.

The population of Tadzik was impressed with Akdar’s words and leadership.

The religious authorities instructed the faithful to enforce the Sharia rigidly where hygiene is concerned amongst all of the faithful. This was not imposed on loyal subjects not yet enlightened, but they were informed that if they choose to enter Moslem areas they would be expected to conform. Scores of troops patrolled the outer regions, keeping outsiders from infecting the nation. This patrolling was even done by Ak-Keem himself.

The Plague did arrive, albeit later then near by nations. Ak-Keem was the first one in his force to come down with it. He issued a command that all should follow his son Ahmed ibn Ak-Keem, and he left as to try to prevent the spread. Later word was received that Ak-keem had died in a tavern in Torki. Not long after Ak-Keem stepped down, The Ally from Khazar also died.

The Capital has moved from New Mecca in Alan to Maura A Small fishing fleet was built in the Caspian Sea, since no is no one to trade with Ak-Keem thought it wise to fish there as opposed to the Black Sea.

Word of Ahmed ibn Ak-Keem’s death reached the new capital in November of 1015. The holy teacher Abdul-Shakurd ibn Ayyub took the regency position for the ten year old Daud. The young nation, fresh from the death of Ak-Keem and the Black Death continued to morn, but the capture of Baghdad was celebrated in many taverns, Mosques and private homes.

 Black Death Hits – 50%

The project to convert from clan to an more open society saw many man hours of work into completing it, the change from slavery to a more agrarian economy also say much money spent training people how to grow wheat and corn. The regions of Selucia, Palmyra, Ahvaz, and Fars were re-colonized, as many remember these regions had been enslaved and put to work in the fields over the past twenty years. Many workers were sent into Lebanon and when they were finished cultivating it, resettled that region. All these good deeds however were soon to be in vein.

Ogozud felt pretty good about the conversion, all his leaders and administrators in Baghdad cheered the change. In fact almost all the southern nobles converted without a problem, but like the last batch of problems, the northern regions AGAIN just had to go to war against their rightful rulers.

In Syria October 1011 Hozararduk, who was returning with Gadedamu from the war in Egypt, heard that Ogozud converted he immediately tried to take command of the army (the entire Buryat army by the way), but Gadedamu would have no talk of rebellion and hung Hozararduk for the suggestion. Some 80,000 Infantry deserted in the night, another 46,000 were captured on there attempt to flee and were hung, or beheaded, depending on Gadedamu’s mood when his men captured these traitors.

July of 1013, the dreaded Black Death hit the mightiest Coptic Nation. The death tolls were catastrophic, a full half of everyone died, or was destroyed by the fires and looting. In Baghdad rioting destroyed the ancient market, the last remaining structures from the old Abbasidian days. The cities of Dazgadam and Homs became empty shells from the deaths and the fleeing of the inhabitants. Also dead from Black Death the newly appointed replacement to Hozararduk, and the kings brother as well.

A unnamed government personal was seen heading north, with a package for some unknown party

March, 1012

Gadedamu entered Mosul to find that they had revolted from the mighty Buryat Empire, and decided to put down these rebellious dogs. The ensuing battle was much more like a brutal mugging then a battle. Gadedamu put to field more then 94,000 troops, while Mosul and the city put forth 7,800 troops. The end result was Gadedamu took out the region

April 1012

Gadedamu moved to the city of Bukkan and assaulted it, with no walls the city crumbled within a week.

May 1012

Gadedamu, still acting without contacting Uzugudim, due to the civil war engagement took it upon himself to convert Mosul by the sword, killing thousands and putting the fear of the Christ into the pagan’s that were once his people

A new wave of poorly trained peasants raised up to try to fight Gadedamu, but like the earlier fights, it was over before it began.

November, 1012

With Mosul now forced to convert to Coptic Christian, Gadedamu turned his eyes towards Bukkan

February, 1013

Gadedamu began the work of converting Bukkan

June, 1013

With Mosul and Bukkan taken care of Gadedamu was able to head home to Baghdad

July, 1013

Gadedamu was sent out to deal with Carhae and Aleppo.

August, 1013

While in Mosul Gadedamu’s troops came down with the Black Death, and spread it to Mosul, a region who will forever refer to Gadedamu as ‘The Butcher". The Army spent two months suffering the effects of the sickness before moving towards Carhae.

October, 1013

Gadedamu troops camp on the edge of Carhae

The combined forces of Ghana and the Idrisids wintered in Ad’Diffah, on the boarder with Egypt

April, 1014

Gadedamu enters into Carhae with 45,800 men and is met with a resistance of a puny 5,000 men, once put down Gadedamu begins the bloody Military Conversion

August, 1014

Gadedamu launches his assault on Kulzugur

September, 1014

The Moslems from the Buyid camped out in Ahvaz

October, 1014

Gadedamu begins to convert Kulzugur by the sword

The Pan-African Moslem allies camped out in Sinai. After 3 months of discussion it is decided that while some would prefer to head north to the ruins of the holy city of Jerusalem, Mecca was far more important, and must be taken of first and foremost

The combined forces of the Norse Christians wintered in Pamphyla.

March, 1015

Buyid troops enter Hahmar and finds little resistance to there Moslem forces, surprised and thankful to Allah they begin to loot the region

Gadedamu, finished with the military conversion heads into Aleppo, clueless to bold move pulled by the Buyid to the south east

May, 1015

Ibrahim, the general of the Buyid forces, and the now Sultan Ahmed ibn Ak-Keem, turns a weary eye towards Mesopotamia. Sending fast scouts ahead they orders his men forward, sure that they will soon run into massive amounts of troops.

From out of Cilcia a band of fur wearing Norsemen erupt into Aleppo , finding almost no troops whatever. The Norse commanders attempted to order the religious fanatics towards Levant, less then half of the 31,000 listened, the rest stayed and begun converting Aleppo by the sword.

June, 1015

Gaddedamu enters Aleppo and while scouting the regions receives word of the chaos in Hahmar. Cursing the name of Allah, he orders his men to abandon Aleppo and heads at full speed to Baghdad. Aleppo realizing that this may be there only chance to dish out any sort of punishment against the weak-minded and corrupted Buryat Empire, launches a full attack with 5,400 troops. Gaddedamu again swore when word got to him that his slower units were engaged, and almost outnumbered <GM: Siege engineers are great for sieges, but god awful in melee combat>. By the time his cavalry wheeled around to lend aid, only 200 siege men were alive out of the original 4200, while the combat itself was never in question, the time lost in Aleppo came back to haunt Gaddedamu.

August, 1015

The Buyid forces enter Mesopotamia and see only 36 Field Forts preventing them from looting, those forts were destroyed and the troops began to raid, loot, and wreak havoc in Mesopotamia.

The Muslims from Northern Africa capture Madina, and rebuild Mecca

September, 1015

Gaddedamu enters Mesopotamia with 39,200 men, while Ibrahim has 20,200 mostly religious zealots, including some from Persia who signed on for some revenge. Gaddeedamu had the advantage in troops, training, and defending his nation’s homeland, while Ibrahim had better combat skills, Allah, and religious fanatics, as well as the fact that Gaddedamu’s men were tired from the endless combat. Gaddedamu’s first attack was driven back, but both sides sustained heavy losses, which hurt Ibrahim more since he had less troops. What really hurt the Alan’s however was the death of Sultan Ahmed ibn Ak-Keem.

Ibrahim and Sultan Ahmed ibn Ak-Keem were in trouble and they knew it. With more then half there army in the medic’s tent, dead, or still out raiding they knew they could not survive the next push by Gaddedamu. A daring plan was hatched.

The Norse Christians entered Levant, where the remaining 12,200 religious fanatics attacked, looted and burnt down Tolovodim. Later the town of Jerusalem was rebuilt.

The Religious troops of the Norse Christians then formed the Duchy of Aleppo connected by the newly settled region of Lebanon

The Crusaider Kingdom of Mecca is formed.

October, 1015

A dagger slitting the through muffled a cry in the night. The few who heard it, thought it would be best to snuggle a bit deeper under the covers, this was not a night to be out.

The next morning Baghdad’s population woke up to find the flag of the Buyid flying over the capital. Somehow the entire army of Ibrhim managed to get into the city without any alarm being raised, and took over the city. Only King Ogozud managed to escape the city that night.

Gaddedamu along with King Ogozud met up outside Baghdad and begun a passive siege.

When all the Norse leaders died coming into Aleppo, a young devout religious fanatic took control and formed a new Norse Christian nation, based on the idea that the Holy Lands must be protected by the True Faith, but open to all followers of Christ.

Coby, the outspoken and charismatic preacher from Ghana was choose by the religious troops of the Muslim’s to lead those who would rebuild and defend Mecca as there Caliphate.

The fog clung to the lands like a damp sheet on the bed, a figure slowly came into shape no more then 30 feet ahead of the band of peasants. As the figure approached details came into focus, he was riding a black horse, a war horse by the looks of it, he was clad in full knights armor, but with no squire and no seeable crest nor flag. As he came to a stop 5 feet from the head of the small group the horses ear laid back and the horse looked ready to bite.

"Tell me neighbor where are you headed in this foul weather"

"Sir Knight we head to Westphalia to answer the churches call to go to war against the barbarians who sacked and burned Jerusalem, surly you are heading there as well?" the peasant’s question hung in the air for a few moments as the knight stared down at him.

"I had not heard the call from the church." The Knight stared off in the distance for a few moments, tightening and then loosening his grip in the reigns. "Which church has called for this war neighbor?"

The peasants looked at the knight with a mixture of fear and uncertainty, "Why the Norse church, Sir Knight. You ARE a faithful servant of the church are you not?"

The knight closed his visor, turned his horse around and galloped off never answering the question

Father Elrich sent out advisors and military aide towards the religious crusade in the near East, while sending bishops into France and also into northern Rus holdings.

Snaebjorn, who was lent to the Franks in Germany died to the black death, Reginleif, who was aiding the Rus died from the plague. Halfdane died while in Ile De Frrance building the church, Inga daughter of Father Elrich who had been newly promoted to bishop died from the black death, Rorig died on Dvina river returning from Kiev.

When word of the Red Sea got the church, many wise men were sent to check the validity of the rumor. When they arrived, they did indeed find that the water had turned to a blood red color and all living animals in the vicinity were dead. By the beginning of 1015 the water had turned back to its natural color, but the fish that had once been plenty, where no where to be found.

Many in the church have begun to study Revelations and other Armageddon related prophecies, just in case this is the beginning of the end.

Hrafnkell, ever the center pillar of the Norse Christian faith send just about everything but the kitchen sink on the holy crusade. The only reason the sink stayed was because his wife, the true ruler of the castle if rumors are to be believed said that that was no way on this earth that he was taking her kitchen wares.

Hrafknkell took his men and the religious fanatics first to the Rhine where he joined forces with France and the Eastern Franks, and from there they marched towards the holy land. Along the way Rus troops joined in.

Things got tense when the combined mass of Norse Christians entered Byzantine. With almost 150,000 men Alexander II was caught between a rock and a hard place. Just before all out war broke out, word of the Buryat conversion, and resulting civil war. Now Alexander II was no fool, he allowed the Norse to pass, with a Byzantine approved escort.

Just as the horde of Norsemen entered Aleppo the Black Plauge hit. What happened next was, well, chaotic does not quite work. You see every damn leader of the crusade died. The Religious fanatics here elected to follow a fire and brimstone bible thumper by the name of Hrolf Alfrothul, who believed that all lands near the Holy land must be held and protected by only the ones of the True Faith.

In fact, between old age, black death, and bad ale every leader of the mighty Norse Empire crocked. The only child who survived was the son of Rodgrig (the ex-king of the Danish Empire) and a Norse Princess. However since Rodgrig was much loved no one saw fit to oppose having the child crowned as heir. Until his age reaches fifteen however a grizzled old warrior, and long time family friend Leidolf Sktymir has been appointed Regent

The Black Death was a brutal hit to the Norse nation, who in the best of times was barily able to feed her people. Manchester, York, Birka, and South Hampton were emptied due to wide spread looting and uncontrolled fires.

After news of the conversion the follow letter was also dispached

King Henri heard the call for the holy war about the time he realized that after paying his men he had enough gold to pay for one keg of ale a year. So he rounded up 13,800 Infantry, 4,000 heavy Cavalry and the 6,200 Religious troops, and marched to Fredrick’s fort to join with the horde of Norse Christians there for the jaunt to Jerusalem.

The Black death turned the port city of Calais into a empty ruin where only the monks from the Norse church left in the city.

King Henri died to plague while heading into Aleppo. The Religious fanatics of his nation then joined up with the Charismatic Hrolf Alfrothul, and formed the new nation along with him. The national troops, now leaderless followed there orders to head to, and rebuild Jerusalem, where they now sit waiting for orders, so far they have been able to follow Hrolf, but for how long?

Otto sent his trusted general Karl to join the march to recapture the Holy Land from the Pagans, sending him with 5,000 Infantry, and the 6,000 Religious troops which had responded for the call.

In 1014 the Black death hit the Kingdom of Germany killing King Otto, The mayor of Brunn, and the General Johann.

When Otto died there was a social upheaval less against Otto II but more against the nobles in general, many minor nobles were found hung, or worse burned at the steak. Many of the peasants blamed the coming of the black plague as a punishment from the Almighty Father. To keep the peace Emperor Otto II granted peasants more rights and freedoms then ever before and agreed that all royalty be held to the same laws as those under them.

Moravia and Verona wanted more concessions and left the empire.

Tagis wondered the steps and grew some, then the plague hit the proud warriors decimating their ranks.

Jargun, Tagis’s eldest son claimed the title of Khan, but the Allied General Okara had other ideas. Okara convinced the troops that he was a better leader and attack Jargun and killing him

The black death hit Italy in late 1014, the Princess Aria, Filippo and Ghiberti all died. The heir, Niccolo died from complication from his treatment Hector , his youngest brother, last remaining son of Ricardo was promoted to heir.

After the Norse Christians ordeal, was finished Alexander II was looking forward to some nice spiced wine and civilized discussions with his son Andreas. When he entered Constantinople he was greeted with the work of the Black Death. His son was the first of thousands who perished, in fact soon the great emperor Alexander II himself was laid low for the sickness.

The triplets Marozia, Candida and Xanthippe found themselves in the middle of a four way battle for control of the Empire. Marozia was the rightful ruler being the eldest, Xanthippe was being suggested by the intelligentsia for she was widely known to be the brightest of the girls, while Admiral Demostes backed Candida, the forth group wanted nothing to do with having a female as the head of state, however the watchful eye of the police crushed them before they could cause any problems.

The girls were spirited off in the night by there ‘supporters’ one night in July 1013. Admiral Demostes began a bloody blockade and sunk all ships not controlled by forces loyal to him. The followers Xanthippe tried to kill Demostes, but failed, they did manage to poison Marozia, however not enough to kill her.

The loyal forces could not get close enough to the naval units to score a victory, nor could the ships hold the city. Demostes left the city and began a new nation. He went to region of Paphlagonia, which rebelled, and there forced Candida to marry him. There he decommissioned some of his naval units and headed towards Constantinople to finish the job.

With the siege of the city lifted, Marozia did the hardest thing she had ever had to do in her fifteen years of life, she sent a loyal assassin to kill her sister Xanthippe.

Marozia had just enough time to be raised to Queen, and ordered a few new militias be raised when Demostes returned with superior naval fleet and equal land troops as she had. Demostes began an active siege on Constantinople in July of 1015.

The great city is still in the hands of the Marozia, but things do not look good

Demostes,, long having hated the Alexander like of the Empire, took his middle daughter, married her and claimed himself King.

Irenicus spent much of the churches resources increasing the churches influence among the nations who followed him.

Bishop Demetr and Bishop Tolbar were both struck down by the Black Death.

His Holiness issued these requests to all nations in early 1012

Unfortunately these actions, which many tried early on had little effect as far as preventing the spread of the horrible sickness.

Later the illustrious Irenicus, while addressing the faithful near Rome said:

Livonia’s last forest was cut down, and land cultivated.

Erick II spent five years in talks with the region of Kalinin, and even married a noble women there, resulting in the region becoming friendly to the Rus Nation. Erick II also managed to learn a bit more about diplomacy.

The Black Death claimed Erick, Sikel, Olof, and the Bishop Sven.

Poland sat tight and weathered the Plague. Jal was expanded just in time to see Jal shrink a level due to deaths. Some military increased spending has people worried about support costs soon.

The Black Death came, but to the surprise of all the death toll was far less then the nearby neighbors, only killing 1 in 4 people. 

Cump and Kynner were sent to Lyonnais to remove them from the face of the earth, for the great sprit had informed them of the evil ways of these people. 

Late in October of 1015 Akeem was awoken, again, by the crying of his three new daughters, all less then a year a part. He wondered down to the kitchen to grab a bite to eat, there a dusty, tired courier approached him.

"Sir! We captured Mecca, and the religious troops have formed a new nation. We were unable to get them to secure Jerusalem first, however they plan to expand the influence of there nation that way in the coming years"

Akeem, pleased that Mecca has been rebuilt, and that the Muslim faith had procured yet another nation, gave praise to Allah and headed back to his bed.

The teachers and clerics of Allah made some progress in converting the heathen Eastern Orthodox population of Murcia to convert to the one truth faith. Some villages threatened bodily harm, so they were left alone, on this trip.

The Plague killed Mustapha Othello, Jami al-Athir, and Khali el Falafel, all who had been sent out to oversee the expansion of the church.

Prince Phil II, heir to the lion’s throne managed to convince his father to turn away from slavery and begun the length process of becoming guild based. While many of the old school followers complained, many believed that this was a much needed position to take for the Primate of the church.

After Oscar announced that he headed to Dongola to preach to the heathens there, which was an utter disaster. Me managed to inflame the pagans, who in return burned him at the stake. While that seemed like a good idea at the time they did not know that Oscar had been infected with the black death, and roasting him caused a massive outbreak. The end result is Dongola is hostile towards the Coptic Faith, and degraded to tributary.

Toby is sent with all haste to Sogahi with orders to assist the Roman Catholic church pack, and ‘help’ them back to Mali held lands, likewise the church in Sudan is moved out as well. Soon after Toby returned to Ghana he developed the Black Death. Soon the heir Toadboy died, but to be honest there was more of a cry of relief as opposed to a cry of sorrow over his death. He was known to have the tact and guile of a donkey, and bathed about as much as a stray cat does. His eldest son was promoted to the position his father once had.

Unlike those to the North and East, Ghana only saw a death rate around 33%, much to the relief of Chaka.

Coby lead the Ghana troops to Mecca, so loved and revered he is that the religious troops demanded that he take the position as the defender of Mecca, which with some reluctance he took. "I am a true follower of Allah, but I am also a loyal citizen of Ghana. I must follow the path Allah has laid before me, but I do so with a great sorrow in my heart"

Refugees from the jungles of the south-east Africa appeared in Benin and asked to join Moli.

 Wazi died from the Pluage in Oyo. In fact Moli suffered the least deaths from the sickness. Rumor has it that this is a sign that the Catholic religion is indeed the best form of Christianity, and that the sickness was sent by God himself to punish the unfaithful.

Taka in Luba became a ghost town, New Jerusalem and Jabara both who were expanded a city level this turn, saw those increases wiped out because of the sickness.

Sailors managed to learn more about how to handle a ship in the sea. Not bad considering Faya WAS a horde not that long ago.

John Paul ordered the overzealous monks who setup churches in Songai and Timbuctu to go to Zerma and learn humility in the forests there.

John, noticing that his monks were looking famished ordered the church to only focus on building where conditions were ripe for farming, lest the monks go hungry. The only exception to this Nigeria, which was expanded to a level 6 city in order to promote the glory of God of course.

The Black Death almost passed without notice until the Arch Bishop of Zaria, Father Richardo was found dead in the confessional. A missus Abebi Sroda was the last known person who had confessed her sins. After questioning she was released, however rumor has it that she can not look a police inspector in the eyes after informing them of what she confessed to the goof father. The rumor involves her husband, a bed, and, well no one ever seems to finish the story.

The running joke now is someone finally found a sin that could kill just by speaking of it.

Shaka died and his son took over, damn black death.

Somehow, the Temple of the Goddess was spared from the Black Death, but alas not from famine. In an attempt to fend off the specter of death Mary Kate ordered every monk she had (who all happened to be in the holy city) to get out there in Herero and populate it.

While that did increase food production, it did not prevent famine. Mary Kate informed her mother, Queen Bubbles that for the time being the church will need Auum to supply agro.

While many longed to build in the motherland, it was discovered that there was no way they could control any holdings in the motherland from Bubbelicious. It seems Mary Kate is not as gifted as her mother is as far as administrating a government.

The city of Lone Duck was expanded. Other then that Grey Cloud spent his time in the company of his wife.

 Hidden Elk lounged around, and fished, a very quite and peaceful change.

Striped Feather turned his roving nation away from the Great Snake river, and headed towards the great mountains, but for what reason, no one seems to know.

 Sand Shark continued work on the royal road leading from Big Bluff to Angle Valley

Bubbles was blessed to be the first nation in the new world to receive the Plague. Unlike the first Plague, which almost destroyed Auum, this bout was far less brutal, in fact many of the younger men and women have renamed the Black Death as the "The Light Stomach Flu"

The Illustrious Queen Bubbles passed away in her sleep, from the look on her face she may have been died while in the middle of a horrible nightmare. Princess Ashley, the younger twin of the Primate Mary Kate (GM: I don’t name ‘em folks) was crowned Queen in the summer of 1012

Chianna, the last of the Auum leaders in the ‘New World’ (Afrika), stranding the entire Auum navy, was the first to die from the Black Death. The transport that left Bubblicious just before Chianna’s death arrived in Bummberland, in June of 1015, bringing the plague to the America’s. Arin, who was at the docks that day to oversee the unloading of trade goods, was trampled to death from the stampede of people trying to escape the ship which brought the sickness. In fact there was enough hysteria in Bummerland to cause every living person to either die from the sickness, or leave the town, leaving it a ghost town.

Chichten Itza saw many new parks and other pubic works installed, greatly improving its claim to being the most beautiful city west of India.

Late in September of 1015 the Black Death arrived from the south. Nobunga and Tamaaulipec died from the sickness while out stumping for support for Tlaxcala II. The cities of Monte’Alban, Tula, were reduced to a ghost town from the deaths.