Lords of the Earth: Campaign 25 - Turn 6
A.D. 1026-1030
Industrial Stage Zero
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Turn 6
Submitted: Wednesday, March 27, 2002
Turn 7 Due:
Wednesday, April 10, 2002
Troop
Conversions
1 infantry,
cavalry = 200 men
1 warship,
transport = 2 ships with 40 men as crew
1 siege =
200 men or 20 catapults
1 field fort
= 2 forts
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North Asia
Mercenary
Pool: 5i, 2c, 2s, 2w, 2t
Mercenary
AQRs: i7, c7, s6, w6
THE KINGDOM OF
KOREA
Akchong,
Great Warrior of the Koguryo
DIPLOMACY:
none
Mokchong finally passed away in
1026. His son, Akchong, proved to be a
more levelheaded man than his father.
This comes as a great relief to the overworked Korean military.
MICHIGANA
JAPAN
Fujiwara
Tanaka, Nairan of all Japan.
DIPLOMACY:
Hokkaido (ne)
Ishida presided over the joyous
occasion of the marriage of his eldest daughter Keiko and his trusted
lieutenant Okawa. The two had fallen in
love as soon as they met each other at an official function, and Ishida was
more than happy to give his daughter to the proud young man.
Following the ceremony and the
festivities, Ishida told Tanaka to stay by him at all times. He wanted Tanaka to learn the proper way of
ruling, should Ishida die. He was very
far-sighted, as Ishida fell ill in late 1028.
When he died, Tanaka was well prepared for the responsibilities of the
Nairan.
After the ceremony, Okawa was put
back to work. Now that he was a member
of the royal family, he diligently studied the winds and the seas south of the
Inland Sea. During the summer of '27,
he sailed south, and landed on the island of Okinawa.
THE LIAO
EMPIRE
Sheng-Tsung,
Emperor of the Khitan.
DIPLOMACY:
none
Sheng-Tsung fathered identical twin
sons in 1026. After news like that, how
can one be expected to get anything done?
THE KINGDOM
OF HSI-HSIA
Li Te-ming,
King of the Tanguts
DIPLOMACY:
none
Control was given up in Bulingir and
Gurvan, as their inhospitable climes and distance from Wu Hai made them
impossible to control.
SUNG CHINA
T'ai-Tsung,
Emperor of the Middle Kingdom
DIPLOMACY:
none
It was a quiet period for the Sung
dynasty, as T'ai-Tsung focused his energies on his family. He had two more children, one of either
gender, bringing his total offspring total to ten. Cheng-Tsung got into the procreation business as well, as a
daughter and a son were born to him.
It's understandable that T'ai set aside a few gold from the taxes to
build a nursery add-on to his castle.
The 6 ships patrolling the Ise Wan
returned to port, minus one leader. The
crew reported that Lord Ying Yang walked too close to the side of his ship
during a squall. A nasty wave hit the
ship, and rocked Ying off his feet, and into the drink. At least, that's what they reported.
And, amidst all of this, the city of
Peiking received another expansion.
South Asia
Mercenary
Pool: 6i, 3c, 3s, 7w, 1xw, 6t
Mercenary
AQRs: i7, c5, s5, w5
THE KINGDOM
OF NANCHAO
Byung-ho
DIPLOMACY:
Korat (A)
Tet turned his attention to the
region of Korat. With their agreement
in a feudal alliance, Byung-ho's plan of a completely unified kingdom is soon
to happen.
THE KINGDOM
OF ANNAM
Minh Tranh
DIPLOMACY:
none
Gold continued to come into the
nation from the Sung. This gold went
into the economy of the country, and freed them from their dependency on crops
as their sole item of economic worth.
Content with the sweeping changes made, Minh Tranh kept an eye on his
southern border.
THE KINGDOM
OF CHAMPA
Lanh-Quang
DIPLOMACY:
none
Ching-Quang passed away in 1030, one
month after the birth of his first grandson.
Lanh-Quang took the throne with absolutely no dissent among the ranks.
THE KHEMER
EMPIRE
Jayaviravaman,
Emperor of the Khemers
DIPLOMACY:
Lampang (F)
The Emperor and Prince Sithe move
into Lampang. Between the two diplomats
and a royal marriage between the nobles of Lampang and Sithe, the entire region
became the sole property of the Khemer.
For his efforts in the mission, Jayaviravaman elevated Sith to the
position of Heir.
A new road was lain between Khemer
and Siam.
THE KINGDOM
OF BURMA
Jayavarman
II, Emperor of Burma
DIPLOMACY:
none
Jayavarman was officially crowned
emperor in the summer of 1029. Murin
returned to his mundane lieutenancy, and all were happy.
THE EMPIRE
OF SRIVIJAYA
Airlagga,
Emperor of Srivijaya
DIPLOMACY:
Polonaruwa in Sri Lanka (F)
Airlagga saw potential in many of
his port cities. Both Srivaan and
Ahmava increased in size thanks to governmental spending.
Another port city, Polonaruwa, was
the forces of Suli. Thanks to a
dynastic marriage with Airlagga (a marriage which produced a baby daughter in
1030), the city fell under the total control of the Japans.
THE KINGDOM
OF THE SPICE ISLANDS
Raging Storm
DIPLOMACY:
none
The new city of Midja in Palau
received many improvements. Given its
out of the way location, it became the home of many scientists and scholars
looking for a quiet remote area to do their research.
Raging Storm and his royal court
remained near the Moluccas, sailing their ships around the islands.
India and Central Asia
Mercenary
Pool: 4i, 3c, 2s, 2w, 2t
Mercenary
AQRs: i6, c7, s6, w4
THE CHOLAN
EMPIRE
Rajandra I,
King of Kings.
DIPLOMACY:
none
8,000 soldiers were conscripted for
Rajandra's Army. Not that he knew what
to do with them, but he felt better with them around.
THE KINGDOM
OF DAHALA
Gobind
DIPLOMACY:
none
Gobind spent some quality time with
the wife. As a result, the royal
nursery expanded to include a female in '26 and a son in '29.
Nalin spent the better part of two
years weeding out the infirm, the weak, and the spineless from the national
army. The army was reduced from its
previous total of 15,000 strong to about half that, but their fighting ability
had increased tenfold. At least, that
was Nalin's report to the king.
THE KINGDOM
OF ANHIVARTA & GUJERAT
Svarg
DIPLOMACY:
none
The unification of the two kingdoms
proved to be an excellent financial move, as the resulting economy was greater
than the sum of its parts. Svarg spent
this bounty wisely.
THE KINGDOM
OF PALAS
Thangamuthu
DIPLOMACY:
none
Ahdiyamaan died in his sleep come
1027. Thangamuthu was crowned the new
king, and immediately spent the national reserve of saved resources on various
improvements. As a whole, the people
favored this action.
THE
RAJPUTATE OF MAGHADA
Rajul
DIPLOMACY:
Kalindra (EA)
Rajul dispatched his newest charge,
Aladra, to discuss alliances with the Kalindrese.
THE
RAJPUTATE OF BENARES
Kahali,
Rajput of Rajput
DIPLOMACY:
none
Kahali fed more money into the
ever-burgeoning economy of the Rajputate.
He also hired 2,000 more horsemen.
THE
RAJPUTATE OF UTTAR PRADESH
Prutar
DIPLOMACY:
none
Kamesh retired in 1027. He was worn out, and simply desired
rest. His son became the new King, and
he happily spent his last few days away from the havoc and pressures of being
the Raj, and happier for it.
THE
RAJPUTATE OF TARAIN
Chunjot, Raj
of Tarain
DIPLOMACY:
none
Chunjot became king of the maligned
Rajput in 1027. Watching their
countrymen become slaves in Tarain was almost too much to bear for the young
king.
THE KINGDOM
OF TIBET
Takla
DIPLOMACY:
Bhutan (F)
A slight epidemic claimed the lives
of Takla's young son, and General Pagmo.
The latter did live long enough to see the Bhutanese into the kingdom.
THE KINGDOM
OF KASHMIR
Balaguru
DIPLOMACY:
none
Balaguru began a road-building
project over the mountains between Kashmir and Kush. When the slave labor ran out not nearly halfway through the
project, it was obvious that somebody miscalculated the amount of labor
needed. No problem, as Balaguru saw
that the inhabitants of Kuldja weren't doing anything productive. In came the military, out came the
slaves. Really easy.
Abinatha escorted Bhuvanagir,
daughter of Maruthi, into the lands of the Ghaznavids for a royal wedding
between the two kingdoms.
JUNGARIA
Atadara
DIPLOMACY:
Suachu (A)
Once Atadara got a taste of the
outside world, he became inebriated with hope.
Today Suachu, tomorrow the world!
THE SELJUK
HORDE
Kemal
DIPLOMACY:
Incorrect. Anybody else?
Kemal had much reason to
celebrate. While taking it easy in
Lahore, another daughter was born to him.
His son Mesut, after spending many years learning how to be a cruel and
vicious nomad, gained the honor of riding alongside his father in battle.
Another reason for celebration was
taking place in Tarain. Koprulu
enslaved the entire population of Tarain and Delhi, and forced them to work
improving what was once their homeland.
While the slaves were doing their thing, Koprulu, told some of the
wanderers following the leader to settle down.
They had found their new home.
THE
GHAZNAVID EMPIRE
Zauindeh,
The Right Hand of Government, Scourge of India.
DIPLOMACY:
Hamadan in Medea (EA)
Mahmud died of old age in 1026. Murcheh, busy in Hamadan acquiring an
economic alliance, rushed to his father's side at his time of passing. After the grieving period was completed, he
took a wife from the Kashmiri. He and
Princess Bhuvanagiri were wed. This
marriage, explained Murcheh represented the tie between Kashmir and Ghazni. Economic, Agricultural, and Military support
would be shared, for the benefit of the two countries. With the marriage, things returned to
normal.
Unfortunately, the normalcy would
not last. When Murcheh was found dead
in his sleeping chambers in 1030, panic struck. Murcheh's only child was a two-year old daughter, unfit for
becoming a ruler. Zaindeh, the junior
lieutenant who happened to be second in command of the Ghazni Reactionary Force
at the time, was rushed into becoming the new leader, a role that he most
vociferously did not want. However, he
realized that it was better than the alternative - no country at all.
Yezd was busy in Azerbaijan. With the Georgian slaves building the roads
between Bijistan and Heart, and Kash and Hzarajat, the supply of manual labor
was wearing thin. The Azerbaijani were
a strong people. They put up minimal
support in battle, and Yezd returned with enough laborers for several more
roads.
Middle East
Mercenary
Pool: 8i, 26c, 9xc, 5w, 5t
Mercenary
AQR: i7, c7, s6, w6
THE BUHWAYID
SULTANATE
al-Basasiri,
Amir al-Umara, Shahanshah.
DIPLOMACY:
Bostra (NT), As'Summan (FA), Dharan (FA)
al-Basasiri went on a tear of desert
diplomacy, figuring that any desert nomads who are allied with him won't hurt
him. To combat against the inhabitant's
harsh look upon newcomers, the sultan's sons al-Adin and Rukh and daughter
Sapphire were married to the children of influential leaders within the
tribes. With the additional leverage
the blood ties gave him, accords of non-aggression were quickly reached.
THE
SULTANATE OF SHEBA
Shu'bah
DIPLOMACY:
Hadramurt (EA)
Khaled died in 1027. Shu'bah quickly became the new sultan.
Qutaybah continued to plug away in
Hadramurt, slowly winning the confidences of the noblemen of the region.
THE FATAMID
CALIPHATE OF EGYPT
Al-Hakim,
Caliph of Egypt
DIPLOMACY:
Levant (ne), Jerusalem in Levant (EA)
al-Hakim took care of old
business. Loans to the Jewish bankers
and the Byzantines were cleared. And,
after a long wait, the Library of Alexandria was reopened.
Lord Muyfay was the official
delegate of the Caliph present at the ceremony. After attending to the official details, Muyfay delved into the
copious amounts of books and notes, searching for anything that the Caliph
might find useful.
TUNISIAN
CALIPHATE OF EGYPT
al-Alas,
Caliph of Tunis, Sahib of Egypt
DIPLOMACY:
none
al-Waso was dispatched to the region
of Levant and its city of Jerusalem.
There he diplomacized in the name of the Fatamids. While the nobles of Levant were happy with
their current level of fealty, the lords of Jerusalem were happy to increase
theirs.
Africa
Mercenary
Pool: 5i, 2c (Above Tse-Tse line only), 2s, 2w, 2t
Mercenary
AQRs: i6, c6, s5, w3
THE COPTIC
KINGDOM OF ZAGWE
Lalabela
Kolka Haimanot, Founder of the Zagwe Dynasty.
DIPLOMACY:
Axum (A)
Lalabela's continuing attempts to
fully incorporate Axum into the Kingdom took a giant step forward, as Akara and
the Axumites came to a historic diplomatic agreement. What made it historic was that it would be Akara's last, as his
troupe came upon some bloodthirsty highwaymen on the way home.
THE EMIRATE
OF ZANZIBAR
Raschid,
Emir of Mombassa
DIPLOMACY:
Shona (not likely)
Sayid and the Gorongan Lord were
sent into Shona to talk with the locals.
Still irked over the Zanzibari/Rozwi attacks to their fair region, they
quickly ran the duo out of town.
Flanked by his 600 infantry, Gorongo made it home safely. Sayid, on the other hand, was captured and
executed.
The lord of Mombassa was ordered to
strike fear into the hearts of those who dwelled in the African plains. When he returned carrying bags of gold, the
Emir realized how profitable fear could actually be.
Raschid did everything he could to
help his neighbors become educated in the ways of Allah.
THE KINGDOM
OF ROZWI
Luwesi, King
of the Rozwi.
DIPLOMACY:
Karanga (F)
Luwesi spent most of his time
talking with Banana of Karanga. Small
concessions were made, and the Karangese gladly and fully entered into the
kingdom.
At the celebration dinner, Luwesi
made a stunning announcement. After
heated discussions with Emir Raschid, Luwesi had decided to embrace Allah, and
convert to Sunni Islam. Naturally, the
rest of the country would follow suit.
Some people were skeptical, such as Attati, who fled the scene after
hearing about Luwesi's plans. But after
discussions with the Mombassan sheiks that Luwesi had invited into the country,
most people embraced the religion. The
western regions of Matopos and Zambia stood out as contrarians, as they chose
to stay with the religions of their ancestors.
THE EMIRATE
OF ZEILA
Qadma
DIPLOMACY:
Ras Hafun (FA)
Qadma believed his small emirate
could one day control the entire coast of Eastern Africa. To this end, he sent Adel around the coast
of Berbera and into the area of Ras Hafun.
The alliance signed there went a long way in securing future Zeilan rule
there.
THE KINGDOM
OF KANEM-BORNU
Kenyatta
Mesewo, King of the Kanem and Bornu.
DIPLOMACY:
none
Messelli was sent to pick up a
cavalry garrison in the region of Daza. Having been an infantryman all his
life, he was unfamiliar with the technicalities of a "horse". He tried to mount from the left side. Everybody cringed as he fell, and rushed
around him as he lay motionless. The
state funeral was held in two weeks, and the horse was hung as a spy and a
traitor.
King Kenyatta attended the funeral,
and then rushed home, where his wife was giving birth to their new son.
THE KINGDOM
OF GHANA
Mombega
Esweyu, Emperor of Ghana.
DIPLOMACY:
Galam (EA)
Mombega was able to find time to
sire two daughters. The Galamase were
extremely lucky to find themselves being lectured to by Guruma. Talks about national pride and economics
weren't exactly crowd pleasers. An
economic alliance was the price of getting him to leave the region.
THE KINGDOM
OF SONGHAI
Wulasa
Isano, King of the Songhai.
DIPLOMACY:
Dogamba (FA)
Wulasa needed to stand guard in
Timbuktu and keep his country in line.
It was quickly getting larger than expected. First, the expansion of Timbuktu continued to make it one of the
largest cities in the world. Also, the
Dogambans agreed to join in with the burgeoning kingdom, increasing the
workload on the tax collectors.
THE HAUSA
STATES
Ohini
Ceweho, True King of the Hausa.
DIPLOMACY:
Kanuri (T)
Julawa crossed the border into the
once-state of Kanuri. Being an
independent was harder than they had originally imagined, and were glad to see
that the king was willing to take them back into statehood. They quickly signed a tributarial alliance.
Eastern Europe
Mercenary
Pool: 5i, 2c, 5xc, 2w, 2t
Mercenary
AQRs: i6, c7, s5, w5
THE
VARANGIAN EMPIRE OF KIEVIAN RUS
Yaroslav,
Kniaz of Kiev.
DIPLOMACY:
Kirivitch (F), Polotsk in Polotsk (T), Chernigov (EA), Smolensk (T), Polovotsy
(ne)
Yaroslav stayed in Kiev, and directed
the expansion of that city.
The new heir Alexander exited the
city in search of a princess. He found
one amidst the nobles of Kirivitch.
Their marriage help pave the way for better relations between the region
and the throne. His next step, Polotsk,
happened to be where the newlywed couple had their first son.
Boras traveled through Chernigov and
Smolensk, increasing support for Yaroslav.
Ivan took the trip to Polovotsy, and couldn't get anything out of the
obstinate locals.
THE KINGDOM
OF VOLGA BOLGAR
Kanal
DIPLOMACY:
none
Kamal ordered that the fields of
Bolgar be expanded. His hunger pangs were his driving force.
THE KINGDOM
OF HUNGARY
Istvan I,
King of Hungary.
DIPLOMACY:
Bakony (EA), Pecs in Bakony (F)
Istvan sent his sons Vaclav and
Bertrand into Bakony. The latter
visited the city, and the former concentrated on the rural areas. Both returned to Pest with measurable
results for their father.
THE KINGDOM
OF POLAND
Mieskow,
King of the Poles.
DIPLOMACY:
Danzig (AW), Kauyavia (C), Bialoweza (F)
Young King Miewskow decided that his
country just wasn't big enough. So, after spending 4 years getting his country
into order, he took a trip north into Danzig.
He happened to enter the region in the middle of their spring pagan
rituals. Being the good Christian,
Mieskow began to ridicule them. After
several volleys of spears, the king retreated to the safety of Poland.
The older and wiser Wladislaw and
Otto were sent elsewhere. Wladislaw
could only get a minor pact of acceptance from the Kauyavians, while Otto
completed the integration of Bialoweza.
KHANATE OF
KHAZARIA
Kharal II,
Khan of Khazar
DIPLOMACY:
none
The Khazars sat and waited for
something to happen.
THE
PATRIARCHATE OF THE EASTERN ORTHODOX CHURCH
Boniface VI,
Patriarch of Constantinople
DIPLOMACY:
Thessaly (AB), Macedonia (MN), Rhodes (AB), Lydia (MN)
The Church was expanding very
quickly, thanks to Boniface and his loyal bishops. The missionaries he sent out to Patzinak finally reported as
complete a conversion of the steppelanders as possible, paving the way for the
Khazarians to open diplomatic ties with them again. More gold and agro were sent to the Russians as a gesture of
goodwill.
Acastus, Heleodorus, Atinious, and
Pittacus all traveled the bounds of the Orthodoxy, and all were tasked with
increasing those bounds. All performed
admirably.
THE
BYZANTINE EMPIRE
Ioannes
Maniakes, Emperor of the Roman Empire, the Bulgar-Slayer
DIPLOMACY:
none
The young Ioannes remained in
Constantinople with Symeon, ruled quietly, and determined their next move.
Western Europe
Mercenary
Pool: 8i, 6c, 2s, 2w, 2t
Mercenary
AQRs: i7, c7, s6, w7
AL-ANDALUS:
THE CALIPHATE OF CORDOBA
Al'Marwan
bi-Allah, Victorious by the Grace of God, Vizier of the Caliph of Cordoba.
DIPLOMACY:
Lisbon (F)
The Caliphate was suffering from a
lack of qualified personnel in the capital, so Al'Marwan forced Istafan and
Marid to remain in the capital with him, working on paperwork. Tahir got to escape the monotony of castle
work, and instead visited Lisbon. The
crew back at the capital began to file copies of the alliance paper late in
1030.
CHRISTIAN
SPAIN
Carlos, King
of Catalonia, Defender of the Faith.
DIPLOMACY:
Navarre (EA)
Carlos official removed Juan from
the throne in 1030. Until such a time
that it was decided that until Carlos becomes married and procures an heir,
Juan would remain the heir to the Spanish Empire.
Pedro spent his time increasing the
bounds of the Empire, agreeing to an economic alliance with the Navarrese.
SAXON
ENGLAND
Aelfric,
King of England.
DIPLOMACY:
Dyffed (C), Gwynned (ne), Lancashire (ne), Mercia (ne), Strathclyde (H)
King Aelfric made a whistle stop
journey around the western part of the island.
With the exception of Dyffed, he was not available long enough for the
interested parties to fully agree on certain terms.
Cedric had the same problem with his
quick trip into Mercia. However, he was
allotted plenty of time in Strathclyde.
Unfortunately the once-ruling class of the Kingdom of Scotland was still
not prepared to join the Saxons. Cedric
still persisted, and for his effort he was run out of the area by the Scottish
troops.
Aelfric's daughter Brianna was named
as the successor to the English throne.
THE ROMAN
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Victor II,
Bishop of Rome.
DIPLOMACY:
Ile De France (CA), Paris (CH)
With the heresy aside, Victor and
Bruno were able to concentrate on fixing the inefficient tithing process. Bruno and Gregory went into the heart of
France, armed with enough clerics and missionaries to replace those who had
sided with Benedict. Bart went into
Trondheim to preach the Word of God.
Nobody seemed to care.
THE JARLDOM
OF SWEDEN
Anund
Skotkonrung, Jarl of Sweden
DIPLOMACY: none
Olaf spent his time listening to the
offers of the Danes. While being very
accommodating, he just couldn't sign away his sovereignty just yet. If the rebelling hordes of Swedes who
remember the good old days of plunder came closer to the castle gates, he might
just reconsider.
THE KINGDOM
OF FRANCE
Robert II,
King of France
DIPLOMACY:
Normandy (F), Tours in Anjou (F), Ponthieu (ne)
Robert re-entered Normandy, this
time with his daughter in tow. Now that
the Norman ruling class was tied to the French in blood, a complete alliance
was quickly signed.
Fulk tried hard to get Anjou to
agree to a similar arrangement, but they were at first obstinate. After seeing that the Duke of Anjou botched
his diplomacy mission, however, they decided it would be best.
THE HOLY
ROMAN EMPIRE
Otto III,
Holy Roman Emperor.
DIPLOMACY:
Munich in Bavaria (A), Lyonnais (F), Provence (ne)
The walls around Munich were torn
down to make room for the expansion of the city. Sebastian arrived in time to oversee this expansion and receive
an increase of control in the city as a token of gratitude. Afterwards, he went to Lyonnais and
completed diplomatic negotiations with the nobles, procuring their complete
friendship.
Ralf Rainer attempted to do the same
in Provence, but the nobles enjoyed the small amount of sovereignty that they
had at the moment.
THE DUCHY OF
VENICE
Orseolo,
Duke of Venice
DIPLOMACY:
Verona (F), Illyria (F)
As a resounding show of Venetian
power, Orseolo, Lieutenant Antonio, and the Earl of Illyria entered the region
of Croatia. With only the loss of 600
of Orseolo's finest, the region was quickly brought under the control of the
Venetians. After the battle, in
recognition of his effective skills during the battle, Antonio received the
land from Orseolo as his personal fief.
The Earl of Illyria returned to his
land, and received a surprise present: the grand port city of Zabar was being
constructed in his land. Between this
and the gentle prodding of Jordano, the Earl agreed to a complete alliance with
the Venetians.
THE JARLDOM
OF NORWAY
Olaf
Tryggvason, Jarl of Norway
DIPLOMACY:
none
A lack of funding caused the
Norwegian fleet to be demobilized to half of its previous number.
THE JARLDOM
OF DENMARK
Harald Forkbeard,
Jarl of Denmark
DIPLOMACY:
none
Harald sent Sven and Cnute to woo
the tumultuous Swedes. The end result
was not a feudal alliance, but an agreement was reached between the two parties
to keep the lines of communications open.
In the meantime, Harald built the
city of Copenhagen in Denmark, and oversaw the massive restructuring of his
government, allowing his people to be ruled more efficiently.
North America
Mercernary
Pool: 15i, 2w, 2t
Mercenary
AQRs: i4, s4, w3
The ANASAZI
Little Bear
DIPLOMACY:
none
"Mountains are a great
nuisance." Great Bear mused to
himself. After the success of the path
beat down between Taos and Gilla, he commissioned the building of a similar
walkway 'twixt Chaco and Snaketown.
With a limited amount of technology available, workmen took to throwing
themselves against the mountainsides in an attempt to level them. Work still needed to be done before the
mountain way was completed.
Great Bear ran the government until
his death in the summer of 1028. His
son Little Bear took over the tribes, and pledged to work against the renowned
inefficiency of his father's government.
He fired the slackers, and hired younger, more efficient
replacements. He judged that the taxes
received from over the mountains to the north were negligible, and ordered the
collectors assigned to those provinces to return home.
Running Salmon and Grey were given
some time off as a reward for their faithful service. Running Salmon spent the time redecorating his hut. Grey left Chaco on a sightseeing tour, and
was found floating facedown in the Colorado three years later.
THE CADDO
Winassi
DIPLOMACY:
Chitimacha (A)
Winassi was going for the world's
record, having not left his Atakapa for 17 years straight. No, it was Hulessi's job to go out to
Chitimacha, and convince the tribal leader to join with the sedentary
Winassi. Which he did splendidly, by
the way.
THE
MICHIGAMEA
Atonwa
DIPLOMACY:
Chickasaw (F)
Ogima began the long road towards
institutional recovery, as he procured the full cooperation of the tribes of
Chicasaw.
THE
APPALACHIANS
Minuwa
DIPLOMACY:
Tunica (A)
Miniga once again was the gopher of
the Appalachians, this time dispatched to Tunica to increase Minuwa's control
over the northern province. While an
alliance was signed, another was being broken - Lord Chatot's death
precipitated the region's opinion of the administration to sour. They opted to increase their autonomy to
that of a mere feudal alliance.
THE TOLTEC
EMPIRE
Nezahualpili
DIPLOMACY:
none
Chalchiutinetetzin and Texcoyo were
dispatched to Totonac, and tried to get to know the area. After a day of swimming, um, I mean official
reconnaissance, in the Campeche, Prince Chalchi was attacked by a large fish,
and drowned.
Xilotzin had two more children. Both daughters, of course. That brought the total number of Tolteca
royal children to nine women and no men.
Nezahualpili was convinced that the fertility god was hatching a plan to
have them switch to a matriarchy.
THE HUARI
Rimac
DIPLOMACY:
none
Hualpa quickly saw the benefits that
roads gave his tax collectors and scribes.
He opened the long-eschewed wealth surplus, and upgraded the roads he
had built earlier, as well as commissioned a new road from the city of Huari to
the Chavin coast. Enough money was left
over to construct a large village along the northern coast of Moche, named
Chicama. Finally, Hualpa made sure that
the capital of Huari benefited from the expenditures as well.
The expansion of Huari was the last
event attended to by the aging king. He
became violently ill over the cruel winter of 1027. He lingered for over 15 months, but eventually passed on.
The lengthy illness gave Rimac and
Hualpa's advisors time to become acclimated to each other. When Hualpa finally succumbed to the
illness, the new king smoothly took over the country.
TIAHUANACO
Incun
DIPLOMACY:
Guanacane (A), Leco (ne)
The road building project between
the cities of Tiahuanaco and Quirm finally came to an end. Anihualpa himself was there for the
dedication ceremony on one of the most difficult tasks ever undertaken by his
country.
But the winter of '27 reared its
ugly head, as a severe cold stuck down Anihualpa. The bed-ridden king lasted for a few months before dying. His son Incun became the new leader, and
took it upon himself to name his younger sister Shaniqua as an official
Princess and Envoy.
While Xentlyl had no diplomatic
success in Leco, his fellow lieutenant Ronko had quite the opposite effect in
Guanacane. The people there were quite
taken with the diplomat, and agreed to a full alliance with Incun.