Lords
of the Earth
CAMPAIGN TWENTY-FOUR
Turn
74
1366 ~ 1369 Anno Domini
768 ~ 771 in the year of the Hegira
4003 (Fire Horse) - 4006 (Metal Dog)
New for T73
Noble House rules have
been added – please take a look at these here.
New Spreadsheet
for the Renaissance has been created – this can be found here and must be used
from now on.
Some
tinkering with the Religious
Order rules.
I’m going back to standard
movement rules – sigh – as it is just taking too much time to rewrite these.
Please continue to give your orders in year chunks though – The newly created spreadsheet
should help with this
New for T59
Paths to victory: There are several options open to a player when an NPN has been defeated
- Take the victory conditions (see NPN rules) available for NPNs and allow the NPN to go its own way. This is a useful option if you do not want to increase your imperial size or bother with the NPNs internal affairs.
- Keep it as either Pacified or Pacified Tributary. You will not get victory conditions but will get income from the NPNs Homeland/Friendly regions and cities. Also, as the years from conquest marker goes up it may turn Friendly or Tributary. Using this option treats the NPN as a super-region.
- Old school, you will have to take the regions you want and conquer each in turn. If the capital is taken then some of the NPNs ratings will be added to yours if higher. The NPN will cease to exist.
Dealing with hordes: Hordes can be dealt with a number of ways rather than just an outright battle. These are
- Threaten them. Hordes respond to a show of strength and may leave you alone if confronted with enough force.
- Bribe them. They are looking for gold and lands to settle or pillage so if you offer them it on a plate they may well go away. They may also just take it and attack anyway.
- Use diplomacy. It does work and I suggest chucking in a royal princess or two.
You can also use a combination of the above. If the horde
becomes a FA or A, you can direct its attacks or its path of migration.
New for T57
Non-player rules update: I’ve updated the NPN
rules to fit better with the Lord’s system. Please check them out.
New for T53
Restrictions on Royal Marriages: Due to the complications
arising from these rules only K, H or P leaders can benefit from a Royal
Marriage. Members of the Royal Family that have not come into play are not
considered eligible. Also, Primate, Order and Secret Empire positions are not
eligible for marriage bonuses. These are meant to be diplomatic arrangements
between sovereign states.
New for T52
East – West Split: I’m going to try to
split the East and the West parts of the game so that I can process the orders
quicker – don’t know if or how it will work yet but lets
see if it’ll happen
New for T51
No Orders: If I don’t get any orders in for a
position and the player doesn’t answer my emails then I’ll put the position
back to a NPN and put aside the players cash (if any) until they pick it or
another nation up again.
New for T50
Request Royal Marriage: Used to ask a NPN
nation for a bride for one of your Princes or a suitor for one of your little
Princesses. Cost is 6AP, Charisma based. The leader doesn’t have to be in the
NPNs capital but if he isn’t then he needs to be in your homeland/capital.
New for T49
Naval Reaction and Blockade: Naval Reactions can
only occur when there is action in a Sea Zone that the fleet is based at. The
fleet has to be based from a port and not the Sea Zone. Also, the Reaction can
only occur when your own lands or those of an ally benefiting from a Defensive
Pact marriage bonus are attacked. It also applies to any merchant fleets you
operate through the Sea Zone in the case of piracy. Naval Blockade’s only work if your fleet is
based in the same Sea Zone as the target port and you spend all (every single
one) of your APs in the blockade. The fleet must be based from a port and not a
Sea Zone.
New for T48
The use of fleets for Reaction and mitigating
the effects of Pirates: My understanding has now changed since we GMs have had some
discussion on the list. The use of Reaction has been explained on the Wiki and
Patrol is no longer used in the Base Rules.
Reaction
- Take a look at this link for more info http://www.throneworld.com/wiki/index.php?title=Basic_Rules_Leaders_and_Army_Actions#Reaction
Trade Route Escorts
- This is specific to Lords 24. Units can be assigned to a trade route to act as static convoy escort using the G type leader. Note this is not as good as patrol as the warships assigned will only reduce the effects of piracy, not capture or destroy the pirates themselves.
Updated NPN and Primacy rules: Yep, been tinkering again but I feel a almost serene sense of satisfaction with my latest offering. See what you think.
Added the ability to hire mercenary captain when there is no mercenary company available: See the mercenary tables
New for T47
Improved cultivation at TL5: If a nation has reached the dizzy heights of TL5 than it can benefit from improved cultivation. You can Improve a cultivated homeland region from 2GPv to 3GPv, or any other controlled cultivated region from 1GPv to 2GPv. This is a level one megalithic construction.
New for T46
NPNS: I’ve tweaked the NPN and Primacy/Order rules a
little to make them fit better with the 24 game. I’ve also reduced their overall
RRV to make diplomacy easier.
Second Positions in the East: As I’ve not got a lot
of players in the East, I would be willing to allow a second position from
existing players. Let me know if you’re interested.
New for T45
New Rivers: I’ve added in some new possible rivers
onto the map. These are rivers that were once passable by light traffic
(remember Cogs cannot travel on rivers) and have now become silted up. You can
dredge a stretch of the river (along one region border edge) as a 0.5 level
project.
Gripes:
Agro as
conversion – this has restrictions (see 2.11.5.3) which I will be enforcing
from now on.
Rivers can
only support light ships – as far as I know Cogs cannot travel on rivers. This
also includes Cogs built for trade.
New Primates: We have two new Primate positions this
turn. Jumal Skyfather,
which is an Estonian god and the Coptic Church based out of Axum.
New for T44
Minor islands and City States: I’ll be allowing minor
islands (Corfu, Jerba, Wight etc)
and city states to be used as locations from T44. Just let me know the
rationale behind why you want it separate and if reasonable I’ll add it in.
Once they are created as locations, they obey all the rules of islands etc.
However, their Gpv cannot go above 0.
Flooding: The last few turns have seen a massive
increase in the amount of flooding that has occurred. It appears that the years
are getting warmer and wetter. As a result of this some of the minor rivers on
the map are once again becoming passable to river traffic.
Denmark: Following on from the Minor Islands stuff, you
can see that Denmark is now separated out to Jutland and Syaland
(Zeeland).
Announcements
and items of note
General Stuff: Please use my Paypal account (stephenbrunt@yahoo.co.uk)
for all Lords’ 24 payments. If you cannot use this facility then please let me
know and I will see what I can do about filtering US funds to my account. I may
also stop using the throneworld email address due to
the mass of spam I’m getting!
Order Form: Please use the standard excel order form
from now on. I’ll update the site with a link
to it next week when I get some time. This is important as it helps me process
the turn more quickly. THIS IS NOW MANDATORY.
Non-Payment: some of you still owe
me some cash. Although it may come as surprise that this is not my main source
of income, I see it only polite that you pay for the occasionally night out.
So, if you’re under zero next turn I’ll not process you orders.
Version 6: Lords 24 uses version 6 of the basic rules
The Map: The map now includes
India as well as Europe, Central Asia and Africa. I’ve greyed out repeated
areas on the maps to make my life easier. However, this means some player
nations are split across more than one map. I may increase the size of the main
map but I’ll have to think on this.
Tithes and Tribute: I think these are
automatically updated by the stats program, so no need to declare them in your
orders.
Control
of the Papacy and Religious Orders: In Lords 24 we will not always have
a player Pope (or Caliph etc for that matter) and the
following rules are used to determine which player faction controls the Pope’s
actions, Papacy Rules.
I’ve also added some stuff about gaining support from their armies
How
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Western
and South Africa
The Mwene-Mutapa Empire
(African Unkulkulun
Civilised Open Empire)
Ikko Addi,
Emperor of Mapungubwe
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Quiet times in the Cape.. |
Usama-Yoruba Onium of
Ibo
(African Pagan Civilised Open
Empire)
Amadi, Emperor of the Ibo
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Although spared the worst of
the plague, the
Onium was still affected and Amadi
ensured that the loyal provinces of Benin, Yoruba and Hausa were the first to
benefit from his largesse. As the Oni ruled from Ife with his son Bamadi by his side he was disturbed to hear that his
sources had discovered a criminal organisation called the Ogboni
was active in his kingdom. Yahwe and Emeka were able to regain claim to the lands of Zerma and Sudan during these years through their
diplomacy. |
North
Africa and Moslem Spain
The
Empire of Egypt
(Sunni Islam Civilized Open
Empire)
Ahmad Al-Amaan, Sultan of Egypt
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The cities of El-Uqsor
and Axum gain grew in size during these years of Al-Amaan
rule. With the province of Adulis garrisoned with
loyal Egyptians, the Amaani Emperor returned to
Egypt to oversee the affairs of state. He was blessed with two young
daughters during these years but as yet no heir to the Amaani
throne. The generals Al-Faras and Al-Gharib easily conquered the Syrian port of Mount Sinai as
its low walls were breached and the undefended city surrendered. Before
moving north to the Sinai, Al-Baniq was able to
gain tribute from the Sobans in Funj.
In the Sinai he had little time to improve on the alliance there. Horus Al-Mukram was lucky to escape with his life as Egyptian
agents attempted to rouse the mob in El-Gitar. The
port had recently been declared the Adjou Aba
capital after the Emir had replaced the Egytian
nobility with Bedouins |
The
Akramid Caliphate
(Sunni Islam Civilized Open
Empire)
Tiroman IV,
Caliph of the Akramids
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Tiroman
IV rules from Seville and was blessed with twin sons by his Seville wife Sara.
Before his death in 1367, Prince Quinn continued to bring the city of Lyssa back to the Caliphate, assisted by the Emir of Kabilya. With the aid of the Emir of Galacia,
Beehr was able to gain the support of Santiago in
the event of a Christian attack. The Duke of Liguria’s claim to Mihkael was removed by the efforts of Behmen
and the Emir of Zirid. The port became a staunch
ally of the Caliphate. No general, the
wily Zacharias was still useful to Tiroman as he
investigated the flesh-pots of Andalusia for signs of cults or other
unsavoury groups. A few converts were gained in Sicily as the Caliph sought
to extend the reach of Islam into southern Italy. |
Arabia
and the Middle East
The
Buwayid Sultanate
(Sunni Islam Civilized Open
Empire)
Najee I, Sultan of
the Buwayids
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The Sultan Najee ruled from
Baghdad. His Bithnian wife failed to provide him
with any more children that were to survive past birth, making the young heir
Muhammad Najee’s only child. Despite having twice the number of men as the
Persian defenders, Ibinn Najee was unable to force
them back from their considerable defences. The Persians, led by Khalim Abu Jafar’s able
commander turned the Buwayids attack and forced
them to retreat back across the mountains to Diyala.
Najee was cut down during the retreat after Jafar’s
forces caught them in pursuit, his remaining force regrouped in the Diyalan foothills.
General Asafar was commanded to ensure that
the western provinces were secure from his command in Isauria.
The Buwayid agents were again active in gathering knowledge from the West but
most proved of little use to the Muslim scholars in Baghdad. |
Glorious Khwarzim
(Sunni Islam Civilized Open
Empire)
Abu I-Ghazi Bahadur, Khan of the Khwarzim
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Little of note happened in the
Khanate. |
Western
Europe
The
Kingdom of Germany
(Roman Catholic Civilized Open
Empire)
Leopold III, King of the Germans, Holy Roman Emperor-Elect
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Germany was slow to recover from the plague. |
Norman
Kingdom of France
(Roman Catholic Civilized Open
Empire)
Louis, King of France
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King Louis was blessed with another daughter during these years of his reign. With the Prince Henri and Marshal Edouard protecting the south he was able to secure four more years of peace. Remy and Thibault were able to gain some support for Louis’s claim to the Burgundian lands during these years. |
The
Principality of Salerno
(Roman Catholic Civilised Open
Empire)
Duke Carlo Martello of House Durazzo, Prince of
Salerno
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Plague swept throughout the Principality taking poor and rich alike. Despite the ravages of the Black Death on his supporters and family Duke Carlo and his heir Prince Roberto were to survive the onslaught. Duke Carlo had taken the hand of the beautiful young Clementina della Scala, a daughter of the House of Verona, who blessed him with a young son shortly before he was to perish from a fever in 1369. Prince Roberto was declared Duke and found that none opposed him. |
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The Grand Order of St Denis
(Roman Catholic Civilized
Religious Order)
Robert, Grandmaster of the Grand Order of St Denis
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The death of Langston
from the plague saw the Order split into regional organisations based in
Provence and Calabria. Robert was able to retain control over the bulk of the
Order from its Fortress in Ile De France. |
The Knights of Malta
(Roman Catholic Civilized
Religious Order
Stephan, Grandmaster of the Knights of Malta
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The Knights were content to watch their dominions.
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Scandia
and the Out Isles
Jarldom of Orkeneyjar
(Roman Catholic Seafaring Open
Empire)
Gustav Aegirson, Jarl of Orkney
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Before his death in 1367, King Gustav Aegirson had ordered the transfer of gold to the Rus and Le Marteau. His brother, Hans, was named his heir and although not popular amongst the nobility, the new king took the crown without dissent. Gustav had also ordered the construction of an Order Preceptory for the Le Marteau in Oslo. Although his priests attempts to lay the foundations for an Order House in Hordaland came to nothing. Prince Gunther continued to oversee the Svear nation and ensure that they followed the Orkneyjar lead. Old Torsten was to travel to Iceland to aid in the construction of Le Marteau holdings on the island but fell ill before he could depart and died shortly afterwards. Folkvar did travel to the island in Torsten’s stead but his attempts to raise an Oratory in Thingvellir were always doomed to failure. The dispirited Folkvar returned home to Kirkval in the autumn of 1369. It fell to Radulfr to lead Valdar and Arngeirr to the tribes of the Naskapi to cement the ties between the Norseman and the tribes. His diplomatic mission was a resounding success as the Naskapi became fierce allies of the Norsemen. |
Saxon
Kingdom of England
(Roman Catholic Civilized Open
Empire)
Edward III, King of England
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Quiet times for the English. |
The Svear
Although the plague had caused
misery and death throughput the Svear lands, the
majority of the kingdom were to survive and continue
their lives. Karina and her family were virtually untouched as were here
nearest advisors. Priests from the Svear lands were active in Pomerania where the pagans of
those lands where turned to the light of Christianity. Whilst Karina spend many fruitless years attempting to found a Le Marteau
Preceptory in Uppsala, Wulf was left to rule the
kingdom. He was blessed with three more children during these years by his wife
Erna. Yngvar and Drengr
travelled north to gain the fealty of Jamtland.
Eastern
Europe
The
Varangian Rus of Kiev
(Orthodox Civilized Open Empire)
Peter IV, King of the Rus
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Peter led his forces against
the Cossacks in Cuman. He was aided by the Generals
Georgi and Andreas during his campaign. The Rus forces numbers over eighteen thousand men, including
a contingent of foresters from Suzdal who were
tasked with leading the force into the Cuman
wilderness. The Cossack Khan was residing in his summer pastures in Torki when news of the invasion reached him, mobilising
his force of over one hundred thousand warriors he swept into Cuman to defend his ancestral homeland. However, the Khan
was not the warrior of his forebears, relying more on his numbers and cavalry
to smash the Rus. Peter, aided by the able Georgi,
had arrayed his forces so that the Cossacks numbers were no advantage and was
able to turn the Cossacks back to Torki,
slaughtering nearly half their warriors as they were pursued back to the
Steppe. Buoyed by his success, Peter marched into Mordva
with the intent of pushing the Cossacks further from his realm and to
liberate the province. Again they were
met by the Cossacks and again the horde was pushed back to Torki. The Cossacks pushed relentlessly into Rus territory. Their attacks in Pereaslavl, Seversk and Mordva saw Peter’s force dwindle to virtually nothing as
the numbers of Cossacks took their toll but still Peter was able to thwart their
advance; forcing them back from his
territory after every attack. Finally, the Cossacks pulled back to Torki and Peter was allowed to return to Kiev with the
battered remains of his army. |
The
Grand Duchy of Poland
(Roman Catholic Civilised Open
Empire)
Casimir Poznan, Grand Duke of Poland
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The Polish were to suffer from
the plague. |
The
Kingdom of Hungary
(Eastern Orthodox Civilised
Open Empire)
Ladislaus Hunyadi, King of Hungary
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These were quiet times on the Hungarian plains. |
The
Noble House of Byzantium
(Roman Catholic Civilised
Merchant House)
Anastasius Makrembolites,
Chief Merchant
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Little money was made. |
The
Oriental Roman Empire
(Roman Catholic Civilised Open
Empire)
Romanos, Emperor of East Rome
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Romanos
set about restoring his nation from the ravages of the plague. |
The Order of St
Vladimir
The plague swept through the
ranks of the Order, taking all before it. Ragnar and his Marshals were to
perish from its deadly effects. The foundations of a Great Wall were laid
facing the Chernigov border in Kiev.
Central
Asia
The Karakhanate
of Ilig
(Sunni Islam Civilized Open
Empire)
Ivan Al’Badikh, Khan of the Ilig
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The sudden death of Harun Al-Harun in 1366 saw the Karakhanate without a leader or obvious heir. Before the rebels could press their claim on Harun’s lands, Ivan the Tall declared that he had been anointed by Khan to take in place in the event of his death and quickly took control. Surprisingly, the Khanate accepted Ivan’s claims in their entirety and he was coroneted in Kara-Khitai in the winter of the same year. Ivan had a large family and with a young with was able to increase his dynasty further. In far Kuldja, Paba the Short was to perish in the same year as his Khan but the province and the garrison there remained loyal. However, the garrison could do little to stop the dreaded Tzin raiding at will throughout the province in the spring of 1368, taking great quantities of loot and hundreds of slaves. The Thalatha were known to operate from the Kara-Khitai but despite the Khanate’s extensive searches their exact location could not be found. . |
India
Pratihara Kingdom of Kaunaj
(Hindu Civilised Open Empire)
Rajeesh, Raja of Kaunaj
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After negotiating with the
kingdom’s merchants, Rejeesh concentrated on the
affairs of state. Prince Kuresh was summoned to the
royal court to assist the king in handling the intricacies of such a vast
kingdom. Settlers were sent north to Kashmir to reclaim those lands for the
kingdom and these years saw the city of Kaunaj grow
in size; its mighty walls replaced after the disrepair of the plague years.
The Brahmins hold on the kingdom was reduced slightly as intellectuals
throughout the nation sought to question their beliefs. Prince Anesh was to escape the tedium of court as he was sent to
Sahis to assist Sriram in
his diplomatic mission to the province; the Prince was to later suffer a
heart attack and died in 1368. Besides the assistance of Prince Anesh, Sriram was also
accompanied by Thole as he sought a bride for
Prince Kuresh. Although the Sahis
were flattered by the diplomatic mission and were able to provide the Prince
with the requested bride, their ties to the Ghazz
remained strong and Sriram could do little but
increase the Rajputi standing in the province.
While Usram marched to quell the unrest in Surashtra, Janni was to spend
his last years in Chitor in discussions with the
rulers of that province. Usram arrived at the
province of Surashtra to find that the Saffarids
had asserted control over those lands. With no desire to enter into conflict
with the Rajputs, the Shah decided to let Usram occupy the province and sent envoys to Kaunaj requesting that it be returned to his control.
After leaving a small garrison in Surashtra, Usram returned to Raput to
ensure the safety of the realm. |
Rajavasa Heladie
(Hindu Civilised Noble House)
Ishwar Helaidie,
Patriarch of the Helaidia
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Ishwar Heladie continued to direct the Samaaj towards his own goals as he questioned the very edicts of the Order. Finally, his patience was rewarded when the Order was disbanded and its holdings transferred to the Heladie family. Taking the name Rajavasa Heladie for his House, Heladie was quick to assert control over his western provinces and the Ghazz vassals. However, Sehaji Jodha declared that the Order should continue its holy work from the lands of Palas as was instrumental in gathering the eastern Samaaj holdings to his banner. The prelates in command of Jhijhoti and Chitor were to assert their independence from both the Order and Heladie as was the province of Assam. . |
South
East Asia and the Islands
The Yue
Annam Kingdom
(Buddhist Civilised Open
Empire)
Nghe Tong, King of Annam
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King Nghe Tong
ensured that the Yue Kingdom was quick to recover from the plague by
rebuilding the losses in Dai Viet and Kwangsi. A temple was built to the
Great Wheel Buddhists to commemorate the dead and give thanks for the Annam’s
survival. The cities of Shantou and Kwangchou also
stated to recover as their populations grew. Nghe
Tong ruled from Annam with his wife Queen Hoai Mi and was blessed with a son and heir during these years;
sadly, his queen died during childbirth in 1369. Huy
Tien travelled to the city of Thanh Hoa in Dai Viet where he was able to secure an alliance
with the city. However, Binh Tuan could not
persuade the citizens of Tonkin to build an Abbey for the Great Wheel despite
his renowned oratory. Nghe Tong left the security
of the kingdom in the hands of General Ngoc who based the Annamese
army in Annam. |
The Greater
Wheel
(Buddhist Civilised Religious
Primate)
The Most Blessed and Omniscient Tunku, the
Rinpoche Master of the Nyingma Order
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The Wheel priests were able to consecrate a temple in Kayah but had no success in Nanning and Hengyang. The Rinpoche Tai’Li Lama, Cahn Tong travelled to the holy city of Tai’Li where he was to oversee his lord’s temporal domain. It was left to Prince Tunku, Rinpoche of the Nyingma Order, to attempt to establish a Monastery in Kwa-Dei. However, the Rinpoche had a direct and ascerbic manner that enraged the local population and Tunku was lucky to escape the pursuing mob with his life. Instead of the mighty Monastery, Tunku was only able to found a simple temple in the city. Despite his manner, Tunku was able to establish a temple in Koueichou during 1369. Old Rolpe Dorje, the Master of the Kagyu Order, travelled the lands of the Chang'ling and Sung lords, teaching the Way of the Wheel. Several temples were established throughout the region as well as an Abbey in the city of Ch’ang-Te. Je Tsang, the blessed leader of the Gelug Order, continued his mission of ministry among the people of Northern Thaton, establishing temples in Samatata and Arakan as well as Abbeys in Pagan and Akyab. After his anointment as the holy Sakya Trizin, Sheja Kunrig travelled south into the lands of Annan and Thaton to carry on the missionary work of The Wheel by establishing temples in Da Nang, Thon Buri and Rangoon. |
Manchu’ko and
Nihon
The
Minamoto Shogunate
(Shinto Civilised Open Empire)
Junji Yasumori,
Shogun of the East
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More Japanese sought a new life as they emigrated to the newly colonised lands of Ostroma. With the Tairanese finally conquered, Junji wanted to display his generosity but seeking a wife from amongst them. After a spending these years with his new subjects, Junji was blessed with a young daughter from his new wife. Ryuu was dispatched to Yamaguchi but the old general was to take ill and die in early 1366. During 1366, Yasuo was also to die after being attacked and killed by bandits on the road to Saga. It was left to Yoshi to defend the Shogunate after taking command of the fleet. . |
The Goryeo Kingdom
(Buddhist Civilised Open
Empire)
Wang Qi Zi, King of Goryeo
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Thwarted in his nation’s
attempts to regain the Northern Kingdom, Daewongun
Sam Jun-Young ordered that the substantial Goryeon
intelligence organisation cause havoc amongst their bureaucracy. The king
himself was to personally oversee the attacks on the Northerners. Mun Soo travelled with the
fleet to Po in Chejo Do where after augmenting the
garrison, he was able to increase the Goryeon
status in the city slightly before returning to Kaiching.
The Generals U Min and Choo Woo-Jin
were tasked with the defence of Anshan and Bandao
respectively, ensuring that any attack from the North would not reach the
kingdom’s heartlands. |
The
Land under Heaven
The Kingdom
of Koueichou
(Buddhist Civilised Open
Empire)
Chai Sung, King of Koueichou
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Some of the slums of Tai’de were cleared, the city was vast but its people remained crammed into rotting tenements in contrast to the leafy avenues of Koueichou or even Ch’Ang’Sha. Ruling his kingdom from Szechwan. Chai Sung was blessed with another daughter but no son to continue his line. Chai Sung was content to ensure the continued prosperity of his realm by raising a further seven thousand horse and instructing his generals to patrol the kingdom’s borders. Work was started on a Great Wall facing Kweichou. . |
The Empire
of the Western Song
(Buddhist Civilised Open
Empire)
Zhi Wei, Emperor of the Western Song
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The Sung army was augmented by a large number of engineers and over six thousand elite guardsmen in Chang’An. Zhi Wei had received pleas from his Ningsian wife and several notable figures from the small kingdom to bring Ningsia under the protection of the Sung Empire. As Zhi Wei oversaw affairs from Chang’An he was able to sire a son on his Ningsian wife despite his advancing years. General Sun Qi had taken command of the newly raised troops and marched north to protect the Ningsians alongside the generals Yu Quan and Tsao Gua. Faced with a force many times the size of his own army, the Ningsian king could do little but accept the protection offered by Zhi Wei and allow Sun Qi to garrison his men in his lands. Yu Quan and Tsao Gua returned to Kansu to watch the border for any nomad raids or incursions. However, in their absence the Tzin had brutally raided the province of Yanzhi, taking whatever they could throw behind their horses. Furthermore, Tsao Gua was to die of a fever in 1367. |
The Kingdom
of Chiang’Ning
(Buddhist Civilised Open
Empire)
Ban Ao, King of Chiang’Ning
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The cities of Chiangning and Tang-Chou were to grow in size again during these years as they led the recovery from the ravages of the plague. Ban Ao had only a few weeks with his wife Ling Na before he marched to Pienching to deliver an ultimatum to the Wudan; leave the city or be destroyed. Ban Ho’s forces were augmented by those of Khau Sung as the general took command of the nation’s fleet in an attempt to blockade Pienching. However, the Wudan Masters had only lightly garrisoned the city they had occupied for so many years and agitated by Chiangning agents, the city’s population rose up against the Order and declared their independence. Ban Ho was not prepared to allow the city to remain free of his control and began to establish a siege. Although the defenders could muster nearly ten thousand men, Ban Ao was in command of over twice that number but the real deciding factor were sympathisers within the city walls that opened the south gate to Ban Ao’s forces, allowing him to force his way in with his heavily armoured cavalry. Once inside the city walls, Ban Ao easily routed the defenders and took the city for his own. Before returning victorious to Anhui to discover that his wife had given birth to a son in his absence. General Ao Bhan was commanded to ensure that the northern border was secure by defending the kingdom from Kiangsu. Ning Tang was able to secure the military support of the Yen despite being only a mediocre diplomat. He was assisted by the considerable intelligence network of the Ban Ao’s kingdom. Tsai Zhek was also able to gain the fealty of the Tangchou during these years. |
North
America
The Huron
Confederacy
(Open Empire)
Lenape, Chief of the Huron
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A sickness was to spread throughout the nobility, taking Chief Tarhe and his brother Teata. As Tunka and the other male members of the Chief’s family also perished, the Huron’s looked towards Lenape to lead the nation. Some more of the wilderness of Huron was cleared as the long process towards taming the wild lands continued onwards. |
The Anasazi
(Open Empire)
Kewa, Chief of the Anasazi
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Quiet times amongst the Anasazi. |
The Yokut Tibes
(Open Empire)
Tachi, Chief of the Yokuts
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After leaving the Tribes in the capable hands of Nasatas, Chief Tachi explored
the deserts of Moapa before negotiating a pact with the tribes of those
lands. His son Lakisami was to named heir on his
adulthood and stood beside Tachi at the tribes council. Sadly, Nasatas
was not to live for long after Tachi had departed
as he caught and illness and died in 1366. The rich lands of Patwin were further improved and the defence of Salmon Run
improved with earthen walls but in late 1369 a massive earthquake struck the
Eagle’s Nest, destroying the city and the lands for many miles around it. |
The Sioux
Nation
(Open Empire)
Soaring Falcon, Chief of the Sioux
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Tended their herds. |
The Moundbuilders
(Open Empire)
Grey Cloud, Chief of the Moundbuilders
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Chief Rising Smoke was to die during the spring
of 1366 and was shortly followed by his Huron wife, Anenontha.
His dynasty came to an end with the death of Slow Rain in 1367 and Grey Cloud
became Chief almost by accident. Slow Rain had only recently completed a
counting of his people before his untimely death. Grey Cloud travelled to
Erie where he was to spend the next few years in deep discussion with White
Heron, Chief of those lands. |
Elsewhere….
The Shosone claim the
lands of the Tuccanon for their own. The Plains
Ojibwa were raided by the Dakota who had also recently settled the lands of Minnewaska. The Paiute settled the lands of the Ko’Aga, Nampa and Washo. Trade
was established with the Yokuts and the Hohokam. In the North-West, the Nootka settled the Tautin lands and explored the wilderness of Comax.
South
America
The Chimu Kingdom of Chanchan
(Open Empire)
Acahuana II, King of the Chimu
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With the threat from the Salcamayhua removed, Acahuana returned to Chanchan where the majority of his great army was pensioned off to farms and small holdings in Nazca and Uru. The king then crossed the mountains to Wairajikira where the province was convinced to become fully part of the kingdom. Prince Ayazca took a bride from amongst the Moche and after ensuring that the kingdom’s census was in order settled down to family life. Despite spending the majority of these years in the city, Thonapa could not persuade the Marangans to further support the kingdom. Acahuana could not decide where the talents of Urco lay so it was with no great sorrow that he bore the news of his death whilst in Inca. It was said, however, that Urco’s successor made Acahuana wish for his return. |
The Mapuche
(Open Empire)
Leiar, Chief of the Mapuche
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The colonisation if the Huilliche lands was almost complete and Chief Leiar travelled there from Mapuche to oversee the settlers. He later returned to Mapuche to rule over his growing kingdom. |
Chichen Itze
(Open Empire)
Hunac Teel, Chief of the Chichen Itze
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Hunac Teel was determined to reduce the power of the priesthood but even with the assistance of Karas Zul was unable to break their grip on Chichen society. The young prince, Koruc Teel, took a wife from the Mayans and was blessed with a young son. Meanwhile, the princes Chunac and Runac were dispatched to Lenca where they were to assist Kainu Re and Machu Pi in negotiations with the lord of that province. The network of roads was extended into Quiche at the command of Hunac. |
Zapotec
Mitla
(Open Empire)
Oceloti, Chief of the Zapotecs
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King Oceloti spent these years with his wife and the other members of the royal family in Mitla. Sadly, Tatu was to die during childbirth in 1367 but young Cozichacozee’s wife was able to give birth to a young daughter. The Zaptotec’s were an extremely pious people and Yaotl attempts to move the nation away from the priesthood, albeit with the assistance of Toton, Tlacaelel and Tzapotecah, came to nothing. Work on the postal road across the mountain from Nahuatl to Zapotec was almost at the halfway point. |
The Triple
Alliance
(Open Empire)
Tlaloc, Chief of the Mexica
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Nothing stirred. |
