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Unit Construction Chart
| Unit Name | Code | Bar GPc | Civ GPc | Nom GPc | Sea GPc | NFPc | Action Mod. | Cargo | Build |
| Light Cavalry | xc | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +2 | 2 | HM,FC,CSR |
| Medium Cavalry | c | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | +1 | 3 | HM,FC |
| Heavy Cavalry | hc | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | FC |
| Elite Light Cavalry* | exc | n/a | 7 | n/a | 9 | 2 | +3 | 2 | FC |
| Elite Medium Cavalry* | ec | n/a | 8 | n/a | 10 | 2 | +2 | 3 | FC |
| Elite Heavy Cavalry* | ehc | n/a | 9 | n/a | 11 | 2 | +1 | 4 | FC |
| Inexperienced Light Cavalry | ixc | .5 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 | 1 | +1 | 2 | HM,FC,CSR |
| Inexperienced Medium Cavalry | ic | 1.5 | 2 | 1 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | HM,FC |
| Light Infantry | xi | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 1 | HM,FC,CRH |
| Medium Infantry | i | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | HM,FC |
| Heavy Infantry | hi | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 3 | FC |
| Elite Light Infantry* | exi | n/a | 5 | n/a | 5 | 2 | +2 | 1 | FC |
| Elite Medium Infantry* | ei | n/a | 6 | n/a | 6 | 2 | +1 | 2 | FC |
| Elite Heavy Infantry* | ehi | n/a | 7 | n/a | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | FC |
| Inexperienced Light Infantry | ixi | 0 | .5 | 0 | .5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | HM,FC,CRH |
| Inexperienced Medium Infantry | ii | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | -1 | 2 | HM,FC |
| Field Fort | f | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | CR |
| Siege Engineers | s | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | FC |
| Wall Point | wp | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | n/a | n/a | CC |
| Light Transport | xt | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | +1 | (2) | PA |
| Medium Transport | t | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | (3) | PA |
| Heavy Transport | ht | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | -1 | (4) | PC |
| Light Warship | xw | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | +1 | (0) | PC |
| Medium Warship | w | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | (1) | PC |
| Heavy Warship | hw | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | -1 | (2) | PC |
| Elite Light Warship* | exw | n/a | 9 | n/a | 7 | 2 | +2 | (0) | PC |
| Elite Medium Warship* | ew | n/a | 10 | n/a | 8 | 2 | +1 | (1) | PC |
| Elite Heavy Warship* | ehw | n/a | 11 | n/a | 9 | 2 | 0 | (2) | PC |
| Tribe Point | tbl | 20 | 30 | 10 | 20 | 30 | -1 | 10 | CSR,CRH |
COMBAT VALUE: In addition to the new costs,
there will be new combat values for the battle units. Many are modified
by the terrain of the battle site. Here they are:
| Land Unit | c2/c/i/t | w/j | s | d/o | m | sea | sieges |
| all Heavy Cavalry | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| all Medium Cavalry | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .5 |
| all Light Cavalry | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| all Heavy Infantry | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| all Medium Infantry | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 |
| all Light Infantry | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Siege Engineers and Field Forts | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Naval Unit | CV |
| Light & Medium Transports | (1) |
| Heavy Transports | (2) |
| Light Warships | 1 |
| Medium Warships | 2 |
| Heavy Warships | 3 |
LIGHT AND HEAVY UNIT CO-OPERATION (Land units on land only): Also for every heavy unit supported by a light unit of the same army class, that heavy unit gains +1 to their combat value.
UNIT CODE, LIGHT UNITS: For the sake of preventing confusing 'l' with '1', the code for all light units shall be 'x'.
MSP OF THE NEW SHIP UNITS: MSP (merchant shipping
points) is now different from military Cargo costs. Here's the MSP
value chart of all the ship units:
| Ship Type | Code | MSP |
| Undefined Merchants (Privately Owned) | m | 1 |
| Light Transport | xt | 1 |
| Medium Transport | t | 2 |
| Heavy Transport | ht | 3 |
| Light Warship | xw | 0 |
| Medium Warship | w | .5 |
| Heavy Warship | hw | 1 |
| Elite Light Warship | exw | 0 |
| Elite Medium Warship | ew | .5 |
| Elite Heavy Warship | ehw | 1 |
ADVANCED TACTICAL ATTACKING ORDERS: If you define
your battlefield tactics, you will get a (sometimes substantial) bonus
in battle. The success of many of these actions are based on the
leadership of your best general in the army. Here's list of
the options you can order your army leaders to execute before the battle:
| AMBUSH | (Defense only) Subtantial damage if successful. Best in Mountain regions behind Mounain ranges. Good in wilderness. |
| CHARGE | Doubles the combat value of Heavy units. Lowers enemy morale if successful. |
| ENTRENCH | (Defense only) doubles the combat value of all infantry if successful. Attacking siege engineer's combat value will triple against entrenched armies. |
| FAKE RETREAT | A viable option for gifted combat leaders. If sucessful, doubles the combat value of all your troops. |
| HIT AND RUN | A viable option for hordes and fast armies. Will whittle down enemy troops until unsuccessful. |
| HOLD GROUND | Nullifies charge bonus of infantry and doubles combat value of light infantry of successful. |
| MOB ATTACK | Default order if no other option are specified. No advantages nor disadvantages. |
| ORDERED ADVANCE | Increases battle morale, sometimes substantially. |
| SURROUND | A viable option for hordes. If successful, the army's combat value is doubled. |
| TAUNT | (Elite units only) A viable option to leaders with high Charisma. Lowers enemy morale before and during the battle if successful. |
| AMBUSH | (Defense only) Doubles combat value of your ships along coastlines, rivers and straits. 50% of casualty enemy ships will be captured. |
| AVOID DIRECT CONTACT | All light land and siege units on board your ships will inflict damage against enemy ships until unsuccessful. Will foil Ram Charge. Cannot capture enemy ships. |
| FAKE RETREAT | A viable option for gifted combat leaders. If sucessful, doubles the combat value of all your ships. Will capture 50% of enemy casualty ships. |
| MOB ATTACK | Default action. No advantages nor disadvantages. Will capture 50% of enemy casualty ships. |
| ORDERED ADVANCE | Increases sailor morale, sometimes substantially. Will capture 50% of enemy casualty ships. |
| RAM CHARGE | Adds 1 to the Combat value of your warships. If successful will lower enemy morale. Cannot capture enemy ships. |
| SURROUND | A viable option for armadas. If successful, you will capture all enemy ships. |
| TAUNT | (Elite units only) A viable option to leaders with high Charisma. Lowers enemy morale before and during the battle if successful. |
NEW ACTION, DELEGATE AUTHORITY: If you wish to have your leaders act intelligently (and show initiative) rather than carry out your orders by rote, you may wish to Delegate Authority (DA) for part or the entire turn (minimum, 6 months). Delegating Authority does have an effect on the loyalty of your leader. Leaders with total stats that exceed the king's will become less loyal. Otherwise, they will become more loyal over time. How intelligent the leader acts in military situations is, of course, based on their leadership. Delegating Authority is useful when your army is faced unexpected situations in the course of turn events.
COMBAT EXPERIENCE: If your army survives an especially
bloody battle then some or all of your units will advance to the next training
level based on a successful roll against the combat value of the
army's leader.
Example: The Flemish force
of 30hi 30xi 50c went into battle against the Saxons army of 40hi 40i 40xi.
After an excrusiating series of battles, the Flemish win with 27c
left alive. The Flemish leader has a Leadership of 9. A roll
of 7 was made against the leader, so therefore the 27c advance to 27ec.
SAVED NFP: If you save your NFP for 3 turns or more and your saved NFP pool reaches 60 points or more there will be an increasing chance that your nation will suffer riots, revolution and economic slowdown. Your NFP is your available labor force. If they are not employed, they will get testy.
NAME YOUR LEADERS, NAME YOUR CITIES: If you have
an unnamed leader, that leader will suffer a -1 penalty for every action
that leader does. If I am forced to name that leader for any reason,
the leader suffers a -2 penalty for the duration of the turn. If
you have to name your leader 'Bozo Oat Bran' so be it.
Also any cities built without a name
cannot be used for diplomatic bonus. Name that city, please.
RELIGION OPS - Convert Pagan Chief (cpc): You can convert a neutral heathen region to your religion instead of having to resort to all those MW's. If your world religion (Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hindu) can convert a pagan chief, the region will automatically follow.
MERC POOLS: All areas of the world have available for hire as mercenaries, 10hi, 10i, 10c, 10w. Minimum bid is .5 GP per unit, 1 GP for the heavy units. Mercenaries assume the QR of your nation.
COLOR CODED NATION HEADERS: The Colors coded on each nation represents your technology level. GREY is Tech 1 & 2, BLUE is Tech 3, RED is Tech 4, GOLD is Tech 5, GREEN is Tech 6, AQUAMARINE is Tech 7, PURPLE is Tech 8, BROWN is Tech 9 and OLIVE is Tech 10.
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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 5 ballista, catapults, siege engines, trebuchets
or battle towers. 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
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And now the turn itself...
Far East Asia
THE MINOMOTO SHOGUNATE
Tenno Ichijo, Emperor of Jihpen
Minomoto no Fushibujin, Shogun
The Shogun caught up lost time with
his (usually unwilling) wife. Between dodging daggers and skillets,
he managed to get some precreation done. Admiral Gehatsa explored
the Bolsheva Bay area a little bit more.
MAP: Hojo, Kumamoto & Heian grew
larger. Roads were built connecting Kumamoto to Miyazaki, Otomi to
Shimoseki, Joetsu to Kobe then to Akita.
THE MAGADANNAM
Lou, Overlord of Hai Ochostk
Lou waas popular for he gave everyone
unexpected holidays from time to time. He paid for these days with
the harvest surplus despite the bad harvests of late.
MAP: Ochostk was colonized to (1/4)ZO.
THE TUNGUS KINGDOM OF PO-HAI
Gunxo-Ron, King of Parhae
DIPLOMACY: Sikhote(fa)
Young Gunxo-Ron came of age.
He used the Ax of Rulership to knock off a few heads that bad mouted old
Zoroaster.
THE BURYAT HORDE
Shaikyik, Khan
HORDE DIPLOMACY: Cipsac(ne), Baling(aw, aw, ne)
What do hordes do when they're bored?
They shoot tumbleweed with dud arrows. The great tumbleweed herds
blew over to Korakorum and the Buryat followed for they had many duds to
get rid of. Those weeds that could not be shot were stomped upon.
The tatar brush escaped to Hsi-Hsia where they were protected by the Balings.
The Baling peeved by the Buryat cruelty to plant matter challenged the
Buryats to a fight. The Buryat had 2000 more men than the 110.000
who followed Shaikyik. The two sides mixed it up for a couple battles
until the hot tempers subsided. Finally the Buryat agreed not to
hunt the wild tumbleweed (for the season had passed). The Baling
who had been reduced to 30,000 mounted warriors were proud that they had
saved a steppe fixture from going extinct (You should see them go berserk
over snail darters). The 49,000 Buryat survivors returned to Kerait
and howled to the stars for their dead. They swore never to make
dud arrows ever again.
THE DA TANG EMPIRE
Jibo, "Lao Zong", 33rd Tang Ruler, Emperor of the
Middle Kingdom
Tai Di's reign was unsuccessful with
the exception of the Water Dragon Festival in Zhangniu, March 1144.
Best shindig this side of the Indus, man. Tai Di died the following
year of something real bad. Since he had left no children, his uncle
Jibo took over and laid down the law against Tai Di's unruly eunochs (Don't
ask).
In the backwoods of Tonkin, the rumors
of the Monkey Cult became widespread. They had once dominated the
Kung Fu world since the time they overthrew the Neo Wuyue Gate. Now
they had fallen out of practice. A free lance vagabond named Ten
Bull Cracker challenged Tall Monkey and the entire Monkey School to a duel
at Blue Mountain. One by one the Monkeys fell as surrounding forest
was level by chi palm blasts, devastating kicks and deadly finger beams.
The last of the Monkeys, their best fighter, young Lion Monkey had developed
a new 'drunken fist' move which almost parried Ten Bull Cracker's Madcow
Headbutt. The unconscious Lion Monkey's body was spirited away by
unknown observers. Tang officials investigating the matter were unsatisfied
with the veracity of the incident.
THE SERENE PALACE OF THE GREATER
WHEEL
Bao-Kong, Abbot Grandmaster of the Serene Palace,
Bodhisattva of Chan Mahayana
The Monks stayed in their cloister
halls and counted their beads, awaiting new wisdom from their master.
Indo-China
FOI GUO
Foi Shei-Zang, King of the South Han
The Foy wondered if the sudden lack of Tang
activity meant a loss of the Heavenly Mandate. Could the Sky favor
a new, more vigorous Dynasty to take all?
THE KHMER EMPIRE
Nataraja, God-Emperor of Khmer
DIPLOMACY: Mindanao(ea)
The Kambuja directed his three Tiger Dukes
to escort his sister, Dharma, to marry the Bloodchief to Mindanao.
The Bloodchief presented with all these gifts of gold, jade, beautiful
women, silk, porcelains, tame leopards and tofu could not help but prostrate
himself before the innate greatness of the God-Emperor. The God-Emperor,
by the way, encouraged new efforts that produced even more prosperity within
his vast realm.
MAP: Vinh, Saigon, Sakhon, Sakhan,
Lo Wan, Phnom Penh, Bangkok and Battamdang became larger cities.
A road connected Lo Wan to Angkor onward to Bangkok terminated in Sakhon.
THE COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISE OF
SRIVIJAYA
Sri Dharmavamsa, God-CEOof Srivijaya, Inc.
DIPLOMACY: Dolak(hs), Irian(empty)
Shali Katar wanted to build a new office
building but slumped over dead over his blueprints. The regency for
the underaged General Manager Dharmavamsa in a cost-cutting move cancelled
all construction until the next board meeting which would be in April 1047.
Cuhn the yacht explorer mapped a short cut from Nanshan to the Mekong Sea
and back. As Shali Katar's executor, Maha, picked up the Timor garrison
in 1042 allowing the old Yampi stronghold to go neutral (once more).
Maha paid a visit to the cannibalistic Dolak. The Dolakmites wanted
Maha for lunch but Maha refused to volunteer any the cannibals chased him
back to the beach. There was no one home in Irian (though lots of
tropical birds that mimic human voice which really confused Maha's party).
A merchant fleet set off from the Sri Lanka conduit made contact with Syria.
MAP: Pholay and Akachati experienced
urban growth.
South Seas
GOOLBURA
Capoom, Master of the Great Dividing Range
Capoom tried with many women but none
got fat. Paramata held a founding day to celebrate their new city.
Canals were dug in Bogong. Kangaroo farms were opened up in Eha-Rana
MAP: Boggabri was the name of Paramata's
new city.
LAND OF THE LONG WHITE CLOUD
Panukultau,Tuma Whakarae o Maori, Kaitiaki Rorea Aotearoa,
Kawana o Aumoana Runga, Ariki Tamaroa Kei raro Taki o Autahi
The old Ariki Panukultau stepped out
of his Pearl Palace to watch the skies. He condiered himself fortunate
that he lived so long.
THE YAMPI BAND
Ulee, Chieftain of the Yampi Folk
The memory shamen remonstrated to
Ulee about his obligation to protect the lost cousins in Timor.
India
THE KINGDOM OF BURMA
Grath, King of Burma
DIPLOMACY: Laos(f)
Grath left most of his entourage at
Myanmar and stole passage to Laos to help a frustrated Diakar seal the
deal of unification. The Laos were happy to see Grath. Diakar's
tongue so tired from the discussions was soothed over with ointment.
Grath returned home to explain to his guards that Burma was that much stronger.
Durgala hiked inland to Gtsang to spread the true meaning of Buddhism but
the Imphali were too stuck on that Kali bitch. Monkey cultists were
found dead at Nan Chao. Their stinking bodies were burnt in a mass
cremation. The pyre soon became haunted and no one, no animal, nothing
ever approached the site again.
Work began on an unknown megalith
in Samatata. The Sagaing accepted their new fatih despite
having a city built in their midst.
MAP: The cities of Kunming and Mandalay were founded
in the highlands of Korat and Sagiang respectively. Ava expanded.
THE COLA MANDALAM
His Magnificence, Cola Gunamuditya
II, Maharaja of Bharat
Chiladarwu visited Nadavaria and visited
every bar asking questions. No one dared answer him; many shunned
him and others quietly walked away, losing themselves in crowds.
Karca stayed in Jihjhoti and kept his eyes peeled for 'The Invasion'.
In the Tomes of Elder Choca Chola it was written that "Someday the dread
Tavokh will reappear from beyond the Roof of the World and they will rob
all the villages and leave all farms desolated, et cetra, et cetra, et
cetra...The gods themselves cannot protect the world from the Curse of
Tavokh." That Choca was on to something.
MAP: A road was built over a mountain
range connecting Kalanjara (Jihjhoti) to Tripuri (Dahala).
THE HIDDEN KINGDOM OF PUNJAB
Gauhal, Hidden King of Lahore
The Punjab helplessly watched as the
Dread Tavokh crossed over great mountain ranges and conquered Kashmir and
Pathan. Their hell-breathing mounts and merciless rangers loomed
but a hundred leagues from the glittering Punjab capital of Lahore.
Persia
THE GRAND KHANATE OF TAVOKH
(Cherkassy, Xi Xia, Tangut, Jark)
Hokshoi, Khagan of the Tavokhstan
Hokshoi had not the globe trotting
stamina of Layaidu. He was a family man and wanted to settle his
war weary people in the clearspring mountains of Pamir. Hokshoi,
his 107,000 Tanguta hordesmen, 42,500 Ilhand allies and 9000 'Anipsai crossed
into Ferghana and conquered the land. The former Samanid provence
was colonized with Tangut tribesmen. They returned to Yarkhand, attacked
and colonized that. Then back into the mountains to sheltered Pamir
which easily fell to the Tangut and was designated the Tavokh homeland
after it was forcibly settled. Then the host attacked Kashmir.
There 10 field forts and 4000 pikemen awaited the horde but all were stomped.
Khiragu's 40 foot palisades were easily knocked down (Not much of a fight
here). Kashmir, already Asia-Pagan from the Kokohul became more so
from the colonization of Tavok families. The Ilhand advanced into
Pathan, conquered the Punjab land and colonized their own tribe there.
The Tavokh once feared world-wide settled down after 150 years of global
terror.
MAP: Ferghana, Pamir, Kashmir, Yarkhand
and Pathan became Asia-Pagan. Ferghana has a significant Sunni Muslim
minority. Pathan is now called Ilhand on the map. Yarkhand
and Ilhand has significant Hindu minorities. Pamir was colonized
to (2/6) and a capital city was built in honor of Layaidu called Laidak.
THE DOLKARI KHANAT OF SAMARKHAND
Abdullah ad Dolkair, Khan of Samarkhand
Spurred by the fear of his new neighbors,
the Dolkari renewed their attack against the Samanid capital. This
time he and his 52,000 cavalry play it smart by setting up a passive siege
of Bukhara. It capitulated in 1143. Sa'ud the last Emir of
Bukhara became a permanent part of Abdullah's entourage. One Samanid
governor, Khalud, along with a portion of the Samanid government switched
allegiences and agreed to serve their new masters at Samarkhand.
Khokhand joined the Dolkari as well.
THE SAMANID EMIRAT OF
BUKHARA
During the siege of Bukhara (1141-43),
Ali died. His son Sa'ud, sensitive to the suffering of his people,
surrendered the city. On behalf of his family, Sa'ud assured the
Dolkari that the Samanids would never rule again. The remainder of
the Saman territories went in many different directions. Dasht Margo
joined the Buyids. Karatou, Jowzjanan, Khuttal, Kuhistan and Tukharistan
became independent ghazi states. Seistan and Zamindavar rebelled
against the Samanid garrisons to become neutral. Khokhand became
a part of the Dolkari Khanate. Khwarzim and Bogazgol fell under the
sway of the Anushtigin family who founded the Khwarizmshah. Their
first governor, Ala-ad-Din Atsiz announced that they pay homage to the
Emir of Arran.
ARRAN EMIRAT
Khosrau, Governor of the Roughlands
DIPLOMACY: Khwarizmshah lands(nt)
The Arran were suprized by the new found
civility of the Buyids. Khosrau was beside himself until the Khwarizmshah
sent him a gift of water and soil.
BUYID EMIRAT OF SHIRAZ
Abyud ad Dawla Abu Nasr al Buya, Emir of Emirs, Pasha
of Shiraz
Pacified Kumis was colonized by friendly
settlers which freed up the garrison for new duties. Buyid Emir Kasim
fetched his son to the newly built city of Tehran (a former suburb of ruined
Rayy) who married a princess of new Kumis to ensure continuation of the
bloodline. Kasim died in 1143, and Abu Nasr returned to Fars and
had potency problems. Achmed and Alim reported success in converting
El Burz to Shi'a. Dasht margo sent their taxes to Shiraz these days.
MAP: El Burz is Shi'a Muslim.
Tehran was built in Kumis.
Mesopotamia
THE ABBASID CALIPHAT (Dar al
Islam)
'Arif Al Muktafi II, Kalifat Rasul Allah, Commander
of the Faithful
The death of Al Muktafi's son Sayid
saddened everyone in the court. The Caliph stocked his harim with
fresh women and managed to get three sons born in 1142 from three different
mothers.
THE KARIMID SULTANATE OF ALEPPO
Baruod ad Din Faruk, Sultan of Aleppo
DIPLOMACY: Egypt(c), Faiyum(c), Thebes(nt)
Faruk moved his derriere out of the
capital to review the new lands left unclaimed since the departure of the
Aghalbids. With him he brought his cavalry force and three sisters
which were handed off to the rulers of Egypt, Faiyum and Thebes.
These gestures helped to make the far bank of the Nile favorable to Shi'ite
law. Lord Wawi and 18,000 soldiers, 2500 sappers captured the Nubian
outpost of Iksandr and militarily converted the darn place to right proper
Shi'ism. The overburdoned government was given more to worry about
when a port facility was built in Yemen to allow for new routes with the
Princes of Hindustan, Persia and Kilwa. The distant Malakkin sent
a spice fleet from far away as well. The crusty sailor (you know
the type that goes, 'arg'), Arazil, voyaged beyond the ports of Kilwa and
discovered the island of Madagascar.
MAP: Kalisma and Jerusalem each grew
to 2 GPv. A fortress-port was built in Yemen facing the Bab-al-Mandab.
East Africa
THE KINGDOM OF IFAT
Nasir
Lahar's life terminated in 1145.
The Ifat remained impassive and without much direction.
THE MAKURIA KINGDOM OF NUBIA
Zacharias IV, Negus of Nubia, Owner of Dibbles
The Nubians were bothered again.
A mean Syrian attack force grabbed Iksandr and persecuted the Christians
there.
THE MUSENGEZI OF GAMO-GOFA
Catherine, Queen of Gamo-Gofa, Grand Mistress
of the Rifts
Momballa-da's long reign ended in
1145. He had been 93. Ahab, his disgruntled son, died on the
same day. His grand-daughter, Catherine safely assumed the responsibility
of power. She had married a stud in Kefa and finally gave birth to
a son (just before her menopause) to 1145. The Musengezi nation has
become civilized.
MAP: Gamo-Gofa was colonized to (2/7)
CP
NAMPULA KINGDOM
Kivimara, King of the Nampul, Lord Kurase
DIPLOMACY: Masai(a)
The Lord Kurase paid a personal visit
to the Masai to celebrate their new found wealth with an full alliance.
Syrian merchants unloaded strange and exotic goods that no one knew even
existed.
MAP: Luangua cultivated. Nkhata
was built in Malawi.
THE ZAMBEZI CONFEDERATION
Rilambo II, Queen ofZimbabwe
Yeshyi, Protector the Confederation
The Chieftains elected Yeshyi to his
fourth term of office. The popular Luoi was brought back to serve
as Minister of State. Maroka retired. In 1144, Queen La V passed
away. La's son Rilambo II became the king at the age of 9.
Rilambo had a shocking head of red hair, evoking memories of La II. The
Matabele to Matopos unfinished road got a layer of grounded rocks.
West Africa
BAKONGO KINGDOM
Dobini, Ba King
DIPLOMACY: Giri(f), Etosha(ne)
Zarqa harkened back to his Zambezi
roots and named his daughter (older than his son) Dobini to be the 'king'
after his death. Well, as soon as the ink on his will had one
dry (1145), Zarqa died.
MAP: Mukenko expanded to 3 GPv.
THE IBO KINGDOM OF THE BINI NATION
Oranmiyan, 15th Oba of the Ibo, Descendent of Oduduwa,
Blessed of the Rainbow
The Ibo royal family mourned the early,
untimely death of their Oba, Djoleto II, in 1142. The nine brothers
and sisters of Djoleto had a family get-together to determine the next
monarch from their number. After much human sacrifice to the tombs
of Oduduwa and Acoli, they divined that that third son, Oranmiyan, was
the most fit to rule. The rest of the Empire experienced an increase
of wealth and the cities grew.
MAP: Mandara became cultivated.
Nigeri grew to 6 GPv. Ijebu Ode, Ikeja and Ezi became 5 GPv.
Biafra, Boukombe, Djoleto, Wukari, Kwame, Kachigwe, Ndjamo, Lawino and
Jos are all 3 GPv.
THE DIA KINGDOM OF SONGHAY
Dia Somba Bulu, King of Songhay
The Dia lost their beloved, young
king when Biyai Ka passed away in 1145. His son Bulu was just old
enough to be responsible for his kingdom's welfare. Sudna the Footsore
kept going back and forth from Daza to Kurfei.
MAP: Unmatta and Karimama each got
to 2 GPv. Lekka was 4 GPv.
THE KINGDOM OF OUAGADOU
The Ghana, Mansa, King of Bure, Master of the
Gold
Bure workers put to rest their pick
axes for the Ghana was not overseeing the nation's progress.
MAP: Khalem cultivated.
North Africa
THE NAFA WIZARAT OF ID
Nafa ad-Din Amman ir Saleem, Wizare al Id, Regent
for the Emirat of Almaghreb and Alandalus
DIPLOMACY: Arguin(t), the Ummayads(f)
The 'accidental' death of Ehri suddenly
ended the civil war that was not. All the Ummayad realm with much
apology returned to the Land of ID. Amman was very pleased with the
situation. he adopted Yusuf, 'son' of Ehri, but an ancient curse
(Ummayad Fred the Dread Spook of the Dungeon) born long beofre either of
them slew Yusuf in 1141. Yusuf had helped to bring Arguin back into
the fold. The Tan Tan residents had long become accustomed to knitting
their own socks. Amman was put off now that he had to choose his
only child, Rex, from his only wife (groan), Blanche, as his heir.
And about that Blanche. She's so tough that she's immune to all poisons
and elixirs. Amman's secret plan is to poison the hordes with her
cooking.
MAP: The Road from Port Sahib (Merrakesh)
to Barklin (Idjil) was completed and must wait another 800 years for Bob
Hope and Bing Crosby.
AL UMMAYAD EMIRAT AL
ANDALUS
Ehri was on top of the world when
his favorite wife served him fruit punch spiked with arsenic. Ehri
slumped in his lawn chair to the sound of babbling water in the background
(movie rights, movie rights, I want movie rights...). It seems that
the wife had an ongoing affair with the current Wizare of Id, Amman, and
was making up for her failure to off Blanche.
AL AGHLABID EMIRAT AS SIQILLI
Kemal, Amir al Balerum
Prince Luqmann shuttled the army from Rihan
across the Mediterranean to Valencia to protect the province from the Idin
Civil War. The tensions completely subsided when Du'ad's army arrived.
Emir Kemal mingled with the population of Corsica in hopes he would convert
a few more to Muslim.
Oriental Europe
THE KRITIC EXARCHATE OF GREECE
Zeno III, Exarch of Crete, Basileus of the Greeks
DIPLOMACY: Isauria(ea)
The new Exarch, Zeno III, refused
to believe that his father, Zeno II, was really dead. To convince
himself, the Basileus had a strawman built in the likeness of his father
and placed it on the throne. Clearly the stewards and the chamberlains
thought the king was nuts but did they speak their mind? Noooo.
That would lead to their deaths. So they humored Zeno III until one
day in 1144, Zeno III, figured that he was really the king. So he
had the straw replica of his dead dad bronzed and placed in the Civic Forum
of Knossos. Ambassador Cyril was safely out of town for he was discussing
Pan-Hellenism with the Despot of Isauria.
THE PECHNEG KHAGANATE OF LEVEDIA
Kavis, Khagan of Levedia
DIPLOMACY: Lyubbech(nt)
The tribes in their tent city near
Taganrov wanted a new home for tents leak when it rains. Kavis spent
much time communicating with the barrow spirits on top of the Scythian
mounds. He may wish to impart his new wisdom some day. The
Lyubbech spontaneously joined the Pechneg Kingdom after being slave raided
by the Magyars.
THE GREAT PRINCIPALITY OF SUZDAL
Ituval, Grand Prince of Suzdal
DIPLOMACY: Ilmen(f), Tver(f)
The elderly Ituval went to Novgorod
to bring in new townsfolk. The Ilmen veche enjoyed their new found
prosperity. Karlovf and Beiski spent much time in Tver to brag about
Suzdal benevolence as Orsha was rebuilt and a new merchant fleet was bankrolled.
Karlovf's son Grugor was given a wife from the Tver aristocracy.
The ships went to trade with Sweden while Hun boats arrived with slaves
to sell. Many of these poor fellows were rounded up in the nearby
regions of Smolensk, Starodub and Lyubbech.
MAP: Orsha and Novgorod were rebuilt.
Bolgar grew to 5 Gpv.
Nordic Europe
THE OSTIG KINGDOM OF SWEDEN
Waldemar, Fire in the North, King of Sweden
DIPLOMACY: Hordaland(nt)
Waldemar lured his niece onto a boat
and took her to Hordaland where she was betrothed to an ugly looking brutish
guy. The Hordas thought she was so nice that they agreed not to spit
when they hear the word, 'Svear'. Sadly she was allergic to cats
and Hordaland still has lots of cats all over the dang place. At
least Waldemar is happy.
MAP: In Gautland, Vastervik was founded.
Yes, it has a harbor.
THE MAGYARORSZAGH KINGDOM OF
HUNGARY
Stephen II, King of Hungary and Germany
DIPLOMACY: Moravia(t), Jutland(nt), Friesland(fa)
In 1141, Jutland rebelled. Roger
of Saxony arrived to get them to return to come back. Then in 1143,
the other Saxons (Connachta) unloaded troops from their great navy on the
banks of Lorraine. Stephen got the messenger sparrow and mobilized
his 123,500 horsejocks to respond to Lorraine before the British had time
to break their river camp. The intruders scrambled back onto their
ships before any harm was done to either side. Stephen led his grumbling
cavalcade back through the empty woods of Franconia to water up in Thuringia.
The Magyars were up to their usual
dirty deeds sending Garrod to slave raid Russians. They made certain
to avoid lands directly controlled by the Suzdal Prince and the Pechnegs.
With a navy of 24 longships, 10 cogs and 4000 marines, Garrod arrived to
the Dvina River in 1041 and slaved Smolensk, Starodub and Lyubbech.
On the way back to the processing center, the Black Navy netted a few more
men in Latvia and Estonia.
An agreement with the Burgundians
meant the transfer of Holland to Magyarorszagh. The Dutch peacefully
joined but was tainted with Catharism, a religious-cultural movement spread
through Western Europe. The male-dominated, martial culture of the
Huns clashed with Catharism sowing the seeds of instablility in Holland,
Frisia and Westphalia.
MAP: Lorrach grew to 7 GPv.
Prague was now 6 GPv. Schleswig and Leipzig became 4 GPv each.
The Leipzig-Prague road was upgraded to royal.
THE POLISH ALLIANCE
Leszek
DIPLOMACY: Kassubia(c)
The Poles stirred a little bit more.
Leszek and his first teenage son, Fyodor, visited Kassubia. Fyodor
wasn't married because Leszek didn't think Fyodor was ready for girls.
THE HOLY KINGDOM OF BHEATHAAMROIS
Magna Mater Etain Rapturous, Sister of Mary,
Protector of the Innocent, Blessed of the Divine Light of Christ, Beloved
of God in All His Glory
DIPLOMACY: Cornwall(ab), Sussex(ab), Munster(ab), Connaught(ab),
Ulster(ab)
The Cianovan Chruch began to expand
again, very dramatically in fact. Aarron opened up new abbeys in
England and Ireland. Then as a result of the Cathars in Gaul, all
the churches in Burgundy joined the True Church in 1143. Mother Etain
died that year. She had stood firm in the face of the storm, for
the principle that Christianity was for all people, not just sterile men.
The seeds she sowed had bourne fruit and she died to wittness the beginning
of it. Epona took over her Mother's mantle and vowed to finish what
had been started.
THE SAXON KINGDOM OF GREATER
CONNACHTA
Coenwulf, King of Saxons and Eiru
DIPLOMACY: Northumbria(ea)
The English sought to test the defenses
of the Lorrainian Epop. When word of Europe's turmoils arrived to
Coenwulf's ear, Coenwulf sent his admiral Harold to go on the offensive.
Harold had to gather the forces first. In the English Channel, he
got a break. The Epop navy hadn't been paid and were contemplating
piracy when Berand offered to pay for their services. 24 ships joined
the British navy. Now Connachta had regained naval supremacy.
By 1142, the landing force was assembled on board 25 transports and Harld
made his way up the Rhine River unimpeded. He unloaded his troops
in the spring of 1043: 4500 knights and 15,000 infantry. They
had plans to finish off the hated Epop city but the Maygars had to show
up. 123,500 war-horses forded the Rhines from Franconia. Harold
recognized the danger, got his troops on board ship and left before the
Magyars could catch them. Harold returned to Sussex safely.
Occidental Europe
THE GERMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
Purity IV, Bishop of Aix-La-Chapelle, Pope of the
Catholic Church
CONSECRATION: Alfold(ab), Austria(ab), Bohemia(mn), Norgau(ca),
Bakony(ab, lost)
The German Papacy suffered serious
setbacks, at Aachen and all over Europe. Vater Benedict V left Aachen
to build cathedrals in Hungary, so he didn't notice the strange things
happening. For some known reason the entire military force was left
unpaid. The walls of Aix-la-Chapelle (Aachen) and Shloss Wolfenstein
fell into ruins. The field towers and transports were scrapped for
firewood. The sailors of Lorraine were understandibly upset.
They killed their stingy paymaster, Harris, and went down the Rhine in
search of pirate gold. Many went over to the British who waved a
golden purse before them. The Papacy then hired painters from all
over Europe (though these were not the greatest in their field) to paint
colorful, garish animals on every cathedral and church in Aachen.
No one knew what purpose they had. Something was terribly amiss.
Ignoring the public relations scandal that was obviously happening, the
Chancellorate initiated a purge of the government which resulted in the
loss of many loyal priests and no answer to the cause of this misappropriation
of the Exchequer's office. The public was disgusted at these shameful
displays of public frivolity and confidence in the German Church waned.
The old clergy of the Burgundian Church was discredited by the scandal
and handed control of their monasteries to the pro-Cianodh Catharais.
When Benedict V died in Bakony, the College of Cardinal went into turmoil.
Now there was a void of leadership and no one wanted to be associated with
the German Church. Cardinal Jorgen and the Italian Dioceses broke
off to form an 'Independent Roman Church' which was allied to the Roman
Empire. Abbeys and monasteries in Swabia, Bakony, Tuscany and Verona
were lost. It took a full year for them to choose a Lorranian as
Vater Purity IV. The sway and ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the
Aachen Papacy fell to three cathedral in Thuringia, Lorraine and Norgau,
a monastery in Bohemia, abbeys in Alfold and Austria, the temporal domain
of Lorraine and the holy city of Aix-la-Chapelle.
THE ROMAN EMPIRE
Caesar Vergilius Secundus, Rex Latinorum, Dominum
Lagobardium, Imperator Romanorum Occidentalis
Vergilius' ensured the Empire continued
its classical revivial. Latin, once considered dead, was becoming
a widespread language, taught to all educated children as a primary language.
The vulgar language was still spoken by the lower classes but it took on
more and more Latin words. In 1144, Cardinal Jorgen, announced that
all the cathedrals, monasteries and abbeys within the Roman Empire would
form an 'Independent Roman Church'. Ostensively Jorgen watned to
broker a reunification of the two churches but word on the via had it that
Jorgen really wanted to restore the Vatican and make himself Pope.
In Rome itself, there was a relic that could work great miracles.
MAP: Fanum Fortunae, Pisae, Tarantum
& Stabiae became 4 GPv all. Castrium Novum was now 3 GPv.
THE KINGDOM OF BURGUNDY
Heinric Clense, Rex Burgundus
DIPLOMACY: Poitou(c), Ponthieu(t), Flanders(f)
Early in 1141, the Gallic populace
became fascinated with the Gothic Religion. This started a mass religious
movement called Catharism. Within five years it revolutionized religion
in Burgundy. Advocating good works over indulgences and the equality
of sexes, the Cathar parfaits spread the word from town to town, gathering
in strength. What was more, the parfaits endored Mother Etain (Sancte
Etanis) as the leader of Christendom. In 1143, their authority was
such that the Burgundian Church accepted them as the new clergy.
By 1145, all of Burgundy's abbeys, monasteries and cathedrals were managed
by Cathars and Ciandovan priests and priestesses. King Heinric, not
an especially religious man, acquiesced to the new situation.
He and his men worked to strengthen his tax base. The deed to Holland,
however, was transfered to the Huns for nothing in return. A trade
fleet was sent to the Greeks.
MAP: Nice grew to 2 GPv.
THE VISIGOTHIC KINGDOM OF CASTILLE
Ramiro, King of the Western Goths, Sovreign of Español
Pedro died in 1141 and Ramiro had to take
a crash course on state-craft. he had to contend with the unruly,
unemployed young men jamming Burgos and Barcelona. If they were not
put to work soon, Gothia would suffer from a civil rebellion.
Appalachia
THE VIKING COMMONWEALTH OF EFULAND
Dun Firewater, Jarl -Sachem of the Efulandish
The Viking colonials were rather discreet
about their actions. Most of them involved the conversion of Skaerlings
to the worship and sacrifice to Odin. An amry marched from Albany
to Ottawa and back again.
THE ILLINI NATIONS
Rappahan, Chief of Illinois
DIPLOMACY: Yanktonai(a)
Rappahan took care of himself.
He went to Yanktonai and asked if he could see all the maidens. When
they were lined up, he choose the one most to his liking. The Yanktonai
were honored by the Rappahan's gesture and offered to send their warriors
anywhere the great chief wanted them to go.
THE ETOWAH TEMPLE SECT
Gunbok, Sachem and High Priest of Etowah
DIPLOMACY: Lucayo(ne), Powhattan(f)
Tuchalc sent Manfox to Lucayo to soothe
the feelings of the Lucayo - to tell them all was forgiven. The Lucayo
seemed rather indifferent to the apologies. Tuchalc died in 1145.
He left a great land to his strong son Gunbok. There was an incident
in Timuca in which a gang of no good thugs tried to start a fight at the
Apopka powwow. These fellows were thrown in the pit and were forgotten.
MAP: The port city of Kvalsund was
built for Powhattan.
THE SECT OF EMERALD MOUND
Genkadi, Son of the Sun
The population broke out in revolution,
destroying everything in their path. Genkadi and his army put them
down roughly. The nation however was trashed and the economy was
in a bit of depression.
THE CARIB CIBONEY
Sikolla IV, Heir to the Kingdom of Atlantis
DIPLOMACY: Camopi(f), Palicur(f)
A crisis in the land of Ciboney arose
from the death of Jetuwe in 1141. Word spread slowly to all the islands
and coastlands that there was no longer a king in Constant. Caquetio
and Cumangato revolted. Everything else was loyal to 8 year old master,
Sikolla the fourth.
The Rocky Mountains
THE BELLA COOLA KWAKIUTL
Lingi III
Pass.
THE MIWOK CONFEDERATION
Cedarflute, Chief of Chiefs, Sultan of Surf
The stinkers were in a state of constant
unrest. If not them maybe El Nino will strike.
THE MOGOLLON CRYPT KEEPERS
Black-Mesa Rain-Agave Jasper-Sprig Wolf
The armed forces were expanded some.
MAP: Acaxi was founded in Tarahumar.
Vitzal and Taos each grew to 3 GPv.
Sierra Madre
THE MAYA KINGDOM OF TIKAL
Chi Pahuc
Ga Lon went on a religious mission
to teach the ways of Quetzalcoatl to the Ulva and the Nicarao. Ga
Lon was a terrible missionary.
MAP: Yucatec's new city harboring
Gulf of Honduras was Chetumal.
Cord de Los Andes
RAITOAG
Uliyem, Fair King of the Tupi
The forest covered everything including
the sounds of Uliyem's snoring.
THE HAWK EMPIRE OF MOCHE
Emperor-in-Jade, Juichen VI, Hawk King of Chanchan
Lord General, Aren, Warlord of Moche
Aren, warlord and chief priest of
the Decapitator demanded that new war captives be found to be immediately
sacrificed in order to stop El Nino Rains from melting all the 300 foot
tall abode pyramids. He sent Jarxt into the underworld of crime.
Jarxt was found in an alley, insane. The flunky died in 1144.
MAP: Beth was built in Quillaca.
Chimu became cultivated. South of the border, Omaguaca became South
Amerind.
THE ARAUCAN EMPIRE
Smelt, Chieftain of the Mapu
Smelt's land benefitted from El Nino.
Milder winters and steady rains.
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