Industrial Stage Zero: The Medieval Era
Turn #38
1090 Anno Domini

Next Turn's Orders is Due: Monday, 16 December 1996

ANNOUNCEMENTS

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Unspecific Attack Orders: If you attack a region and there are walled cities are fortresses in the region, your army will Assault these unless otherwise specified. You must capture these if any of your attacks are to work. Secondly, you cannot attack to make tributary someone's homeland, you must pacify it.

Hunting Action: Code (H) Base Action Cost: 8 months (at least). Hunting requires a leader and a land army to perform. The army is going into a region and hunting wild game for their product: food, fur, ivory, oil, etc. Each region type produces a different yield:

Maximum Yields
Terrain Type Agro Res. Points Gold Points
Cultivated 1 0
Intense Cultivated 1 0
Wilderness 3 1
Steppe 2 2
Tundra 1 1
Mountain 1 1
Desert 0 1
Jungle 1 3
Island 1 0
Oasis 1 1
Sea Zone 1* 0*
*Some Sea Zones may produce an addition 2 Agro Reserve or 2 Gold as well. There are certain fishery and whaling zones but these do move.

In all hunting actions, each region's yield will be multiplied by the following factor: 10% x d6-5+modifiers.
The modifiers are: +Leadership of Hunting Leader.
+1 for each 10 units, max 10.
-Gpv.
-RRV (or 5 if none).
+1 for each additional 4 months.
-1 for each 5 PWB in the region, drop fractions.
-5 if the region has been hunted in the past 10 years.
-30 if the region has been depleted in game.

There are ecological costs to Hunting. If a region get hunted in twice in 10 years, the game will be depleted for 50 eyars and all further attempts to hunt will yield nothing. Sea Zones won't suffer from Hunting until the industrial era.

Oceanic Movement: All ocean going leaders and navies travel on coastal sea zones that border your own nation and those of all trade partners at the rate of 1 month per zone. Movement on all coastal sea zones not bordering your nation and your trade partners is 2 months per zone. Monsoon arrows will speed up travel by a factor of a half. Sailing against a strong current counts an additional month. Sailing into hostile waters (H code in the sea zone on your maps) costs an additional month. Travel on all mapped open ocean arrows and inter-island arrows is 1 month per arrow. Travel on non-mapped or partly-mapped open ocean arrows and inter island arrows is 4 months per arrow (as you are mapping them). These movement rules nullify the rules introduces around Turn 59 of Lords 10.

Maximum Nautical Stats: Here are the maximum levels for each of the nautical stats:

Tech Level Navigation Trade Range Conduit Limit
8 4 6 4
9 5 8 5
10 6 10 5
11 7 12 5

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Lords 11 Unit Conversion
Each point of cavalry and infantry represents 500 fighting men. A warship or transport point = 1 ships with 500 men aboard each ship. A siege point = 500 sappers or 50 ballista, catapults or 5 siege engines. A field fort point = 1 fort manned by 500 men each. A wall point = 10 feet of city wall ramparts.

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Rules Used in Lords 11
This campaign uses the 1994 5th Edition Rulebook. Any other differences will be noted in this newsletter.

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ASIA

Far East Asia
Mercs: 10mc, 10mi, 10mw

THE MINOMOTO SHOGUNATE
Tenno Musha, Emperor of Jihpen
Minomoto no Hakufushi, Shogun
DIPLOMACY: Satsunan(ea)
Prince Hakutii, brother to the Shogun, explored the currents between Guam and Okinawa. The Shogun stayed at home and enjoyed the wonders of civilized life. Shilohata died in 1090 of palace fever. He was 62. His young son (only 10), Musha, became the 66th Descendent of Amateratsu to be the Tenno.

THE MAGADANNAM
Wiganlun, Overlord of Hai Ochostk
DIPLOMACY: none
The wealth was invested in Yeandu.

THE TUNGUS KINGDOM OF PO-HAI
Sin Sing, King of Parhae
DIPLOMACY: Jehol(fa)
Jan-Nus went to Jehol and became popular when he brought in the construction crews to build a city. It was called Longhua. Parhae, the old homeland, got the city Shenyang erected. Natanz sprung to 2 Gpv.

THE DA TANG EMPIRE
Terwi, "Gi Zong", 31st Tang Ruler, Emperor of the Middle Kingdom
DIPLOMACY: Uigur(nt), Turfan(nt)
Lone Spoke, the old priest, went to the administrative envelope of the Empire and succeeded in talking the pastorialists of Uigur and Turfan to pay homage to Gi Zong. Some cities expanded: Chiangling (4), Sanfong Shan (2), Kaifeng (4), Qanchen (3), Wiangxou (2), Yongan (2), Mucao (2). Walls were put around the frontier towns of Gutang and Cahuan.

THE SERENE PALACE OF THE GREATER WHEEL
Cho, Bodhisattva of Chan Mahayana
DIPLOMACY: none
The Tang donated money and men to the palace. The monks succeeded in improving the monasteries at Hupei and Chingling. The other priests scoured the land fro things that were wrong.

Indo-China
Mercs:
10mi, 10mw

FOI GUO
Foi Biaxiu, Queen of the South
DIPLOMACY: Hwai(nt)
The Queen liked things uncomplicated.

THE KHMER EMPIRE
Rudravarman, Emperor of Khmer
DIPLOMACY: Kedah(t to Srivijaya), Sarawak(ea)
The Empire was restructured to better bit Rudravarman's new vision. The Maharaja then took his court plus Govatsa and some warships to Srivijayan Kedah. The God-Emperor offered gifts and princesses if only these fellow Hindus betray the Oceanic Seagod of Srivijaya. These offers were tempting to sway the feudal leader but the greedy Buddhist were clever enough to keep them from outright rebellion. Rudravarman wondered if he did the right thing.
Sarawak, land of nasty insects, was more receptive to Prince Harshavarman, brother to Rudra, but not the heir. Lord Kanishka with some troops attacked to force tribute from Lampang, Nan Pung and Hmong. Casaulties were heavy (5000 men died) because the general's army wasn't that much larger than the muster of the natives. Cities: Vijaya grew to 5 Gpv. Angkor is now 6 Gpv. Bharmali became 4 Gpv. Sakhan was built as Dvaravati's port city. Battamdang is Surin's Mekong harbor town.

THE COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISE OF SRIVIJAYA
Sri Suryanarayana II, CEO of Srivijaya, Inc.
DIPLOMACY: Perak(f), Kedah(t), Johor(ne)
Two pilots were sent to explroe the open Ocean short cut to Sri Lanka. The first, the expericned but dimwitted Tawannon was lost in a monsoon squall. The second, Latuy, made it through safely. The Perak and Johor allies suffered defamation in Kedah dealing iwth the Khmer Emperor and his lies. Candi Kalasan grew to 2 Gpv. Someone found a river port for the Jambi city so it can face the Malacca Strait.

South Seas
Mercs:
10mw

GOOLBURA
Niteram, Master of the Great Dividing Range
DIPLOMACY: none
Niteram married young, but didn't get his first child for five additional years.

LAND OF THE LONG WHITE CLOUD
Matamua,Tuma Whakarae o Maori, Kaitiaki Rorea Aotearoa, Kawana o Aumoana Runga, Ariki Tamaroa Kei raro Taki o Autahi
DIPLOMACY: Fiji(a), Vanuatu(a), Te Awampu(f)
Pononga couldn't get Fiji friendly, but the Awampu chief did get Vanuatu allied. Then Te Awampu became friendly when the chief died.

THE YAMPI BAND
Dowikoo, Band Leader of the Yampi Folk
DIPLOMACY: none
Mulga was spiffied up for the expectation of arriving company.

India
Mercs:
10mc, 10mi

THE KINGDOM OF BURMA
Malachar, King of Burma
DIPLOMACY: Laos(fa), Kachin(ne)
The king found himself a wife in Laos. The Laotians were sort of thrilled. Efforts to recruit new meditators in Kayah was futile. Hunts were arranged in Samatata and Kayah. Many foxes, elephants and tropical birds were captured. Hrodyas enjoyed having command of the big army. Maybe someday he'll keep it.

THE CHOLA MANDALAM
His Magnificence, Chola Drahunara, Maharaja of Bharat, Swami of the Swamps, Guru of the Gobblers
DIPLOMACY: Rajput Kingdom of Gwalior(f)
"Be it known from this day forward, The Cola Mandalam does henceforth deem all lands of the Rajputs to be under the protection and perview of the Mandalam. All native peoples therein will be considered citizens of the Mandalam and therefore have the same rights that Colans currently enjoy. To Our neighbors, We will expect you to respect our borders as we respect yours, no further encrochments will be tolerated, this will be Our only notice."
-Maharaja Chola Drahunara
By voluntary assent of Bhoja III of Vatsa, the Mandalam gained control over what was left of the Rajput Empire. Jifa, the Chief Sirdar , plus General Avvandi and much of the army went on a junket through Bihar and Maghada, their new lands, then forced tribute from Tirhut.




THE HIDDEN KINGDOM OF PUNJAB
Jangikarna, Hidden King of Lahore
DIPLOMACY: Kuru(t), Jaunpur(nt)
Jangikarna peacefully gained the control of Kuru. Without the Rajputs around to stop him, the job was easy. The Prince Chatjina married himself into the Jaunpur elite class. Otherwise they didn't like him very much. Mistashk protected Somanatha from those geese bombers. Jats port city Ramari was finally built around that coastal fortess.

Persia
Mercs:
20mc, 10mi, 5ms

THE SAMANID EMIRAT OF BUKHARA
Ahmad III, Emir of Bukhara
DIPLOMACY: none
Ahmad surely had something sly planned - if his underlings could understand the demented ramblings of a senile sultan (No one seemed to mind the 44,000 Cipsac cavalry parading through the land). Ahmad felt better after purging his inner court.

ARRAN EMIRAT
Sabim Abm Bela'ad, Governor of the Roughlands
DIPLOMACY: none
Sabim took the Kumis garrison and wityhdrew since the Blue Horde had been victorious. He searched the mountains of Tabaristan for signs of devil worship. He unearthed an old Talisman from the days of Ad. Mustaf searched in Nishapur and died most horribly of some bizarre suffocation. Master Garif died in 1089 of brainbach. News of his demise traveled slowly. At Alamut, Sabim thought it keen if he would become the new master. He moved to Baku and deposed Garif's whelps. The Roughlands will never be the same again.
A sea trade route was set up with the Greeks. Two cities expanded: Babol and Baku.

THE KÖKOKUL EMIRAT OF SAMOLAH
Ibn Kalar, Emir es Samolah, Khan of the Kökohul
DIPLOMACY: none
"People of Kokohul, Our allies, who we have bled with and bled for while helping them fight their wars, are now talking peace. They have already granted our lands to our allies in the north and to the enemies in the south, but they speak of giving us nothing but free passage to another home. We will leave Kumis and Jibal, for we have too many enemies around us. However, we will not go where they wish. Instead, we will seek the good grass and lush fields to the east. We will settle lands of our choice, and if any object, then let them face us on the fields of battle."
-Kalar the Victorious, 1086 at Samoleh
Kalar and hs horde had beaten the Arran hordes so he rode triumphantly into Kumis -after he burned Hamadan to the ground and plundered Jibal. Those who would leave did so soon after his proclamation of intent. So Kumis became an uninhabited steppe and Samoleh, a ghost town. Though Dash't Kavir, Kuhistan and the Afghan valleys and the Registan deserts, the Kökohul migration went. In Baluchistan 15,000 nomads joined the Blue Horde, hearing of Kalar's daring in the face of tremendous odds.
The Blue Horde attacked and invaded Sind, a Buyid ally at the edge of their frontier. The 57,500 cavalry completely overwhelmed the native force then kept them pacified while Sunni Muslim tribes dispossessed the Qarmatian Shi'ite villages of Sind. Mansura, the port city, had also been captured but the Kökohul lacked the population to colonize it for the time being. In 1090, Kalar died, but he had found a new home for the Blue Horde.

BUYID EMIRAT OF SHIRAZ
Ibrahim bin Sa'id al Buya, Emir of Emirs, Pasha of Shiraz
DIPLOMACY: Sind(a, until invaded), Laristan(fa), Jibal(t), Khuzestan(a)
Ibrahim toured the homelands and comforted them. He wouldn't come to Sind's aid when the Blue Horde migrated in. Sind was lost. But in their haste to leave, the Kökohul had alienated Jibal. Jibal spontaneously became a tributary satellite of Shiraz.

THE CIPSAC HORDE FEDERATION
Dökjoin the Ghirmak, Khan of Cipsac
DIPLOMACY: none
The Cipsacs, all 44,000 of them, rode south along the east shore of the Caspian Sea through Bogazgol and Gurgan and then to Jowzjanan, Tukharistan and into the red mountains of Ghur. The going was rough then. Seistan was attacked, to be looted. This was too slow a process. Then Zabulistan. Then Afghanistan (a cultivated region). Thankfully, there wasn't the time to climb Turan. The troops would have died of exposure if that happened.

Mesopotamia
Mercs:
20mc, 20mi

THE ABBASID CALIPHAT (Dar al Islam)
Al Kawa'id, Kalifat Rasul Allah, Commander of the Faithful
DIPLOMACY: Lazica(t), Al Aflaj(ne), Jabal Shammar(fa)
Prince Saddam paid a social call on the mountain Christains of Lazica. They cared not for his promises of protection but responded to his natural charm and the humor of General Hosni ibn Mohammad. In Charsionon, Master Aziz awaited the Ghuzz, but the Ghuzz would not go. In Qatar, the port of Ad Dokkam was founded. Saddam died in 1090 of viper bite. He was only 39.

THE GHUZZ TURKS
Al Aqshairu ibn Al-Jamal as Sumna, Nizam of the Ghuzz
DIPLOMACY: none
The Turks played stone games and croquet.

THE KARIMID SULTANATE OF ALEPPO
Uthman ibn Sirdar, Sultan of Aleppo
DIPLOMACY: Petra(fa), most of Egypt(nt), Faiyum(nt), Thebes(nt)
To resolve the bitter taste of bile in his mouth, Uthman ordered his army to be sent to the Nile Valley to destroy those pesky Nubian barbarians who squat on Egypt. 40,000 Syrian cavalry led by General Falchid plus 10,000 mercenary horsemen ran down to Misr and crossed the Nile Delta to attack Prince Normal and his 12,500 cavalry, 5 field forts and 2500 garrison troops. Normal didn't see the storm coming. His entire army was routed. He escaped to the just built citadel inside the sacked Alexandria. Except for the city, the remainder of Egypt was liberated from the Coptic regime and returned to Sunni Islam. Later in 1088, Faiyum and Thebes were freed from Kuffari bondage and reverted like before to Sunni Muslim. In 1089, the 47,500 cavalry invaded Nubia itself. Without a navy nor a secure supply line of control, Falchid's army was isolated. But he had the numbers to demolish the 16,000 defenders. Their king fled to within Dongola's ancient 50 foot walls. To topple Nubia, Dongola had to be captured - but without the supply, nor the proper troops, the going was bad. 22,500 men died in the first wave before the Syrians gave up and ran. Falchid's army regrouped in 1090 in Misr with a small fraction of their original force. An additional 15,000 cavalry under the vizier's command had stayed in Misr. They had countered every Yemeni raid along the Red Sea.

THE BLACK HORDE (Karakhanids)
Qaputeg, Khan of Kara-Khan, Yabghu of the Western Horde
DIPLOMACY: none
Qarbu died and the Karakhanids fought over succession. The Ilhand slunk away. They're still in Khirgiz.

THE ZAIDI EMIRAT of DANAKIL
Ar Rakdad, Guardian of the Mandab Straits
DIPLOMACY: Zeila(t)
Not many saw Ar Rakdad nor his court retainers nor his family. The 30 warship navy attempted to raid Sinai and Misr, but the Karimids were alert. The lost Nubian trade would have to be made up somewhere else.

AFRICA

East Africa
Mercs: 10mw, 10mi

THE MAKURIA KINGDOM OF NUBIA
Vies Ben Boru'am, Negus of Nubia
DIPLOMACY: none
The Karimid attack destroyed both Nubian armies. Furthermore, Egypt, Faiyum and Thebes were lost undoing the military conversions that had been done there. The only thing left was the city of Iksander, now an exclave down the Nile River, protected by the new citadel and made a 1 Gpv city by Coptic settlers. Vies was glad that his ancestors had kept the Roman built walls of Dongola for if he didn't, he probably would have lost. Faras rebelled.

THE A'IR DESERT NOMADS
Sha'un, Chieftain of the A'ir Rides
DIPLOMACY: none
50,000 camelry came out of the Sahara desert to take over the Kerkoure savannas.

THE MUSENGEZI OF GAMO-GOFA
Momballa-da
DIPLOMACY: none
The children of Benben the Third began to die out.

NAMPULA KINGDOM
Sandor III
DIPLOMACY: Tongaa(f), Kabwe(t)
Sandor moved further inland to Kabwe and bought them off. Sandor's eldest son died soon after the marriage to a Tongaan maid. He left on children. Sandor's last son, Ptah, became the new heir, and promised his dad not to let his bride kill him.

THE ZAMBEZI CONFEDERATION
Rilambo, King of Zimbabwe
Chavambtu, Protector the Confederation
DIPLOMACY: none
To make real a symbol, the Hall of Debate was completed. The populace, otherwise hostile was impressed enough to stop fighting with each other. They worked with their king to a common national goal. All that work to improve the Confederation had finally paid off. The wonders of medicine was discovered at Zim. Troops can now be put in reserves and life became so much better. The Protector Revolving Door put Zi* out to pasture and brought in Chavambtu to his five year term of office.

West Africa
Mercs:
10mi

BAKONGO KINGDOM
Ingoum the Python, Ba King
DIPLOMACY: none
The Bakongo wondered if the wonders of the Zambezi could be theirs soon.

THE IBO KINGDOM OF THE BINI NATION
Acoli, Bini Queen
DIPLOMACY: Garoua(fa)
The old queen outlasted even her son. Osagyefo died in 1090. Enugu also passed away that year. Now, only Osagyefo's son Oregniu and his prolific batch have claim to the Golden Stool. Douala became cultivated. Igbo was made into a major agricultural area.

THE DIA KINGDOM OF SONGHAY
Somba Nako, Dia Lord
DIPLOMACY: none
Zerma cultivated. Nako napped.

THE KINGDOM OF OUAGADOU
Tekbartovl, King of Bure
DIPLOMACY: Khalem(c), Senegal(ne)
Dakar grew to 2 Gpv.

North Africa
Mercs:
10mc, 10mw

THE IDRISID EMIRAT
Yehi the Great, King of the Ids, Emir of Almaghreb and Alandalus
DIPLOMACY: Arguin(ne)
Madness claimed Yoho who had plucked all his body hairs at last. The brilliant but brusque Yehi, himself a baldy, relaxed the hair code. Many men started wearing towels over the heads.

AL AGHLABID EMIRAT AS SIQILLI
Faroud, Amir al Balerum
DIPLOMACY: Barqa(f)
Barqa's port city was built and they called it Riham. It was a hit.





EUROPE

Oriental Europe
Mercs:
30mc, 30mi

THE KRITIC EXARCHATE OF GREECE
Justinian, Exarch of Crete, Basileus of the Greeks
DIPLOMACY: none
The Greeks were good so long as there were no emergencies.

THE CHERKASSY HORDE (Xi Xia, Tavoc, Tangut, Jark,)
Layaidu, Khagan of the Steppe Peoples
DIPLOMACY: none
The Cherkassy wanted to make their European vacation pay for itself. So far it has been a bust. The 278,500 horse-archer host rode north to the merry lands of Gardarike for fun and excitement. It looked like the natives were out to lunch. So there was no one home to stop Layaidu and his burly boys while they raided Kirivich and sacked Velikiye Luki, then raided Latvia and sacked Riga, then raided Estonia and sacked Tallinn. In Ilmen, the Gardarike made a stand. Some 100,000 troops who had compaigned earlier in the year in Poland had just made it home and got in a defensive position along with 18,500 stay at home troops. The 278,500 Cherkass mauled these Letts and forced those still alive into the palisades of Novgorod. There were still 33,000 infantry but then the Cherkassy were in much better shape with 235,000 riders. Layaidu called for an assault and with his numbers he could well afford it, especially since his horde's siege skills were among the best in the World. In two days, the city was popped open, gutted and trashed. The Gardarike kingdom toppled for its king and best general, the government and the bikini team were burned alive in a gruesome mass slaughter. The treasure that these wankers looted from Poland was seized, Ilmen was then plundered. After that life was so much easy (sort of). Veposkava was raided. Volkhov was sacked. Tver at last was raided and its city Orsha got raped. Despite all the reckless abandonment and ultra fun the troops bitterly complained that they had been in hostile terrain all this time. Like in Hesse, it would take much to pay off the troops. The Khan might just be able to keep all his men happy this time.

THE PECHNEG KHAGANATE OF LEVEDIA
Yikma, Khagan of Levedia
DIPLOMACY: Kuban(f)
The Pechnegs waved bye-bye to the great Cherkassy as they left the Khaganat. Hurand in Crimea grew to 2 Gpv.

THE KINGDOM OF POLAND
Two Gardarike armies attacked and destroyed the Polish kingdom. One, the 100,000 infantry conquered Bialoweza and Kuyavia. The latter was looted and the Polish treasure tree was discovered and emptied. A second force of 10,500 cavalry, 2500 goblins, 62,500 infantry attacked to loot Kassubia, Sorbia and Sandomir. Nasto escapted the mayhem and died in the company of Layaidu, Cherkassy Khan. The Horde Captain wouldn't let the former king near his former treasures. All the regions except Bialoweza became neutral.

THE KONINGDOM OF GARDARIKE
Rurik saw an opportunity to make a few extra bucks by thumping a small, insignificant - and fellow Pagan - nation. The two great armies, which if they were combined would have been a horde killer, marched west. The first led by Olstaf with 75,500 men attacked and looted Kassubia, Sorbia and Sandomir. The second, Viktor's 100,000 infantry conquered Bialoweza then polished off the Polish in their verdant homeland of Kuyavia. Viktor was the first to come home so he could relate his exploits to the king but his army came home to hear the frightful news. The great big horde, I mean HUGE, the Cherkass, had raided much of the Gardarike heartland. They had done in Kirivich, Latvia and Estonia even as the Gardar was distracted. Viktor only got home just in time to reinforce King Rurik and defend. It wasn't good enough. The threat wasn't taken seriously. It was too late. Gardarike fell with the death of Rurik and the city of Novgorod's sack and slaughter.
The rampage of the Cherkass had rendered Kirivich, Latvia, Estonia, Ilmen, Veposkava and Tver ungovernable. Turku became neutral as this had been going on. Olstaf was the last known lieutenant from the old days. He and his force settled into Mazelkial with what was left of the old Ilmen government. This became the capital of a new kingdom. To the east, the Suzdal became the center of a distinct principality. The Gardarike for all their power failed to stop the nomads when it really mattered.


THE PRINCIPALITY OF SUZDAL
Ghorbeam, Prince of Suzdal
DIPLOMACY: none
The Suzdal pagans own Suzdal, Vladimir, Kalinin, Yaroslav, Viatka, Kotlas, Kama Bolgar and Pelym.

THE LETTIC KINGDOM OF KUR
Olgerd, Kynaz of the Kur and the Litvi
DIPLOMACY: Masuria(nt)
The Kur own Courland (homeland), Daugava, Lithuania, Masuria, Bialoweza, Cherven, Polotsk, Smolensk, Lyubbech, Kiev, Chernigov and Starodub. Olstaf died in 1090 and his brother Olgerd became the new king.

Nordic Europe
Mercs:
10mi, 10w

THE OSTIG KINGDOM OF SWEDEN
Kristen Truanson, Fire in the North, Sword of the True Church
DIPLOMACY: none
The Swedes tittered over the the fall of the Gardarike and wondered if the Cherkass were for good.

THE MAGYARORSZAGH KINGDOM OF HUNGARY
Emeric the Slaggart, King of Hungary
DIPLOMACY: Carinthia(c), Austria(nt)
The Magyar cavalry force rode through their land to pick up garrison troops before they ascended into Switzerland in 1086. They then inspected Burgundy and Lyonnais in 1087 and joined with the Papal and Burgundian army at Basel. Combined, these armies headed north, first to mollify Champagne then to defeat the English in Lorriane. The holy city, Aachen was recaptured, so that a new Pope can be selected. Having done all this by 1089, Emeric returned to Prague. Prague was rebuilt around its citadel.

THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK
Ian Fourrod
DIPLOMACY: none
Fourrod wasn't really interested in doing things.

THE HOLY KINGDOM OF BHEATHAAMROIS
Magna Mater Meardioch Rapturous, Sister of Mary, Protector of the Innocent, Blessed of the Divine Light of Christ, Beloved of God in All His Glory
DIPLOMACY: none
Efforts by learned scholars continued to translate all religious works and history books to the Gael. The Holy Mother was taken aback by her adherants' failure to hold Europe when that demon horde was not around. Aix-La-Chapelle and Lorraine's cathedrals were lost. Abbeys were built in Highlands, Ulthar, Ponthieu and Vermandois. Mordred was not competant and was unable to build that monastery in Agder with the resources he had.

THE SAXON KINGDOM OF WESSEX
Caedred II, Anglo-Saxon King
DIPLOMACY: Brittany(ne), Ponthieu(fa)
Walter was wounded at Lorraine so he was unable to do much. Welson picked up the ships from Lorraine and visited Burgundy controlled Brittany but found that friendly regions cannot be diplomacized away. Walter's Lorraine army suffered a terrible defeat when some 124,500 Divisionist troops wiped out all 25,000 men posted there. Cornwall became cultivated. Ile de France likes the Saxons.

Occidental Europe
Mercs:
10mc

THE GERMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
Michael V, Bishop of Aix-La-Chapelle, Pope of the Catholic Church
DIPLOMACY: none
Chief Deacon Nestor lent his money to the Burgundians so that they could raise a big army with all that saved manpower. He took his own acolytes with him over the Alps and raised his own army at Basel at the end of 1086. With 10,000 cavalry, 4000 infantry plus 5000 freelance, 40,000 Burgundian infantry and 1000 Frankish ballistae, Nestor led the force to Lyonnais to drive the Castillians from Lyonnais and (maybe) Provence. There was an army of 10,500 cavalry, 8500 infantry near Lyon that were swept aside for Burgundy's sake. In 1088, the troops relaxed at home and were reinforced by 52,500 Magyar knights and 5000 Croatian swordsmen. All went to Champagne and Lorraine. At Lorraine, the Wessex garrison was waxed. Wolfenstein was retaken and Aix-la-Chapelle was reconsecrated as the Holy City. Nestor was crowned Pope Michael V by the college, becoming the first Pope since the Martyrdom of Purity II, seven years ago. He spoke these words:
"Oh hear me you Heathen. You think you are a Christian by speaking lies, but your actions have proven you belong to Satan. You have sinned greatly and rejected God by rejecting his Holy Word from the Bible. These are the word of the Lord our God. (Genesis ch3, verse18) "...I will make a compaion for him , a helper suited to his need." So the Lord created women. (2 Corinthian ch3, verse3) " Eve was fooled by Satan in the Garden of Eden." And she mislead Adam into sin and Exile form paradise. (Genesis ch3, verse16) " Then God said to the woman, 'You shall bear children in intense pain and suffering. Yet even so, you shall want your husbad to love you. And he shall be your master." So women were forbidened to preach for they tended to mislead men. (1 corinthians ch14, 34) "Women shall be silent during the church meeting. They are not to speak. They shall follew the men like the Bible says." (1 Corinthians ch11, verse3) ...I want to remind you that a wife follows her husband." And again in (1 Corinthians ch11, verse10) ...It is a sign that she follows a man's leading. This is a fact for all angels to see and rejoice in." (Titus ch1 verse6-7) The men you appoint must be well thought of for their good lives......verse7 ....These pasters must be men of blameless lives. For they are to be God's ministers. They must not be proud or impatient......" And the church is lead by men not because they are arragent, but because it is the word of God and we have no choice but to obey the Almighty.
"(Titus ch1, verse10) For ther are many who refuse to obey.......Is must be stopped. Already whole families have been turned been turn away form to grace of God. Such teachers are only after your money." And Bheathaamrois dealing with the devils from the stepps have again proven your guilt. Now all of Christian Europe knows how you sold them. 50% endless tribute of all incomes from the Christian main land even the lord our God have never been given so much offering. You worshiper of Satan. (1 Corinthians ch14, verse7) "If you love someone, you will loyal to him , no matter what the cost. You will always believe in him. You will always expect the best of him. You will always stand your ground and defend him." Because you heathens hate the lord you have attact the holycity looted the region, because you are not loyal to the lord you betrayed him by weakening many Christian nations through warfare and putting them in the mercy of the devil of the stepps, because you belong to Satan you did not stand you ground and defend him instead you paid the devils from the stepps and divided his people and ran to your Island.
"(2 Corinthians ch3, verse18) "We Chirstians have no veil over our faces. We reflect the wondeful things of the lord. As God works in us, we become more like him." We the true Christains have kept to our faith in our lord. We were not the ones to disobey God. We did not perverted the Bible. We did not preach lies. The Holy Bible can only be understood spiritualy, but you heathen have choosen your own ways. You have gone against his word. You have gone against his people. You have gone against his church. You have gone against him. You have disobeyed him with your arragance and you pride.(Romans ch2, verse8) ... he will terribly punish those who fight against the truth of God." and from the ones who have suffers so much from your evil work will rise the swords that will punish you Heathens. No longer can the lord wait for you to repent for you have surely proven your are Satan's servent and Satan will never be forgiven."

The troops there were cheered by the Pope's stirring words and swore to fight for him to their graves.

THE ROMAN EMPIRE
Caesar Vigilius, Rex Latinorum, Dominum Lagobardium, Imperator Romanorum Occidentalis
DIPLOMACY: none
The Romans stood their ground.

THE KINGDOM OF BURGUNDY
Heinric Clense, Rex Burgundus
DIPLOMACY: none
The Burgundians rebuilt their army and had enough to drive the invaders from Lyonnais and Lorraine. They stayed in Lorraine in 1089-90 to protect their beloved new Pope. Ten Wessex transports beached at Brittany - up to no good, no doubt.

THE VISIGOTHIC KINGDOM OF CASTILLE
Isidore II, King of the Western Goths, Sovreign of Español
DIPLOMACY: none
King Isidore was wounded by a masked swordsman so he couldn't be his best fighting overwhelming odds in Lyonnais. He escaped the debacle and healed at Languedoc.

THE NEW WORLD

Appalachia
Mercs:
10mi, 10mw

THE VIKING COMMONWEALTH OF EFULAND
Ivor Linepitch, Jarl -Sachem of the Efulandish
DIPLOMACY: none
In Albany, the university town of Farreach was built.

THE ILLINI NATIONS
Rielivi of Noquet
DIPLOMACY: Potawatomi(fa), Fox(t)
The North Illini expanded northward. Young Chief Atlatu married a maiden from Potawatomi.

THE ETOWAH TEMPLE SECT
Ayenopas
DIPLOMACY: none
Nothing to report this year.

THE SECT OF EMERALD MOUND
Catosurli, Son of the Sun
DIPLOMACY: none
Jentisawa and a hunting party caught beavers and elk in Atakapa. Atakapa became cultivated during this time period.

THE CARIB CIBONEY
Sikolla III, Heir to the Kingdom of Atlantis
DIPLOMACY: Camopi(t)
Inagua grew to 2 Gpv. Lesti found Camopi willing to send their gold nuggets overseas.

The Rocky Mountains
Mercs:
10mi

THE BELLA COOLA KWAKIUTL
Lingi II
DIPLOMACY: none
Squamish, Comox's port, became a real city. Bella Coola grew to 2 Gpv.

THE MIWOK CONFEDERATION
Songwood, Chief of Chiefs, Sultan of Surf
DIPLOMACY: none
Serrano became intensively cultivated.

THE MOGOLLON CRYPT KEEPERS
Snake-Shaker Sound-Sister Sand South Soul
DIPLOMACY: none
It was all saved. The turkey ran free.

Sierra Madre
Mercs:
10mi

HUICHOL KINGDOM
Chatoyetau
DIPLOMACY: Tarascan(n)
Coatlicha grew to 2 Gpv. Four-Snake was a bad diplomat and caused Tarascan to repudiate their tribute. There was some trouble in Otomi.

THE MAYA KINGDOM OF TIKAL
Itla Capul
DIPLOMACY: Oaxaca(f), Texcoco(a)
Yecapixtla grew to 4 Gpv. Unrest in Tepuztec.

Cord de Los Andes
Mercs: 10mi

THE WOODLANDS OF TUPI
Sa'anzinyta, Fair Queen of the Tupi
DIPLOMACY: Itacare(fa), Guarani(ea), Kayapo(a)
Racati, a port, was built at Itacare.

THE HAWK EMPIRE OF MOCHE
Emperor-in-Jade, Juichen IV, Hawk King of Chanchan
Lord General
, Arenallo, Warlord of Moche
DIPLOMACY: none
The Emperor's son Juichen V married Aer, Arenallo's eldest daughter. Then Junpe, Arenallo's heir married Mae who was Juichen IV's eldest girl. Four cities were built: Doscarta in Guanacane. The port, Juichen, at Nazca. Timo in Pucara. Arenallo in Wairajikira.

THE MAPU CHE
Sardin, Chief Queen of the Mapu
DIPLOMACY: none
Birdworm died of the splits in 1090. He was replaced by the young queen Sardin.



This Turn's Awards
Lord: Kyong Kwon (Aachen Pope)
Vagabond: Ken McGee (ex-Gardarike)
Sly Dog: Aaron Shafter (Arran)


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