Lords
of the Earth: Campaign 25
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Industrial Stage 0 |
Turn 8 |
Turn 9 Due: July 10, 2002 |
1035-1040
AD |
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North Asia
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Mercenary Pool: 2i, 2c,
2s, 2w, 1t |
Mercenary Leaders: None |
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Mercenary QRs: i7, c7,
s6, w6 |
The Kingdom of Korea |
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Akchong, Great Warrior
of the Koguryo |
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Kaegyong in Koguryo |
DIPLOMACY: none |
Akchong remained in his castle. The majority of tax dollars continued to funnel into Silla for
cultivation. A lack of manpower is the
greatest challenge facing the project.
Michinaga Japan |
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Fujiwara Tanaka, Nairan
of all Japan |
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Osaka in Yamato |
DIPLOMACY: Nigata (A) |
Okawa and Mahiro continued to venture further and further
south of the capital. Okawa found a
route leading to the Mariana Islands, where all of the natives practice a
rather funny religion. Mahiro’s
ventures took him into Taiwan, where he met with Spice Islander delegates. They both returned home safely to tell
Tanaka of their travels.
Ko remained on terra firma, negotiating an alliance with
the Nigatese.
The Liao Empire |
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Xhu-Tang, Emperor of
the Khitan. |
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Nanjing in Bao’Ding |
DIPLOMACY: none |
Xhu-Tang officially came of age during the summer of
1039. Xin-Ming’s job as caretaker of
the throne came during an uneventful period in the Empire, but Xhu-Tang was
proud of his loyal service, nonetheless.
Xin-Ming was retained as a prince.
Li Shan and Tai Ku were given fiefs in the formerly Sung
land of Hopei.
The Kingdom of Hsi-Hsia |
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Li Te-ming, King of the
Tanguts |
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Hsing-Ching-Fu in Wu Hai |
DIPLOMACY: none |
Yan Te-ming, son of Li Te-ming, was officially named as the
crown prince of the kingdom.
Sung China |
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T’ai-Tsung, Emperor of
the Middle Kingdom. |
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Kaifeng in Honan |
DIPLOMACY: none |
Asleep at the wheel.
South Asia
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Mercenary Pool: 4i, 2c,
2s, 3w, 4t |
Mercenary Leaders: None |
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Mercenary QRs: i7, c5,
s5, w5 |
The Kingdom of Nanchao |
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Lim-ho |
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Tai’Li in Nanchao |
DIPLOMACY: none |
Byung-ho passed away in his sleep in 1037. He was 73.
His son Lim-ho, who had plenty of time to prepare for this day, quickly
took hold of the government.
The cultivation of Gouangxi continued as planned.
The Kingdom of Annam |
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Minh Tranh |
|
Tonkin in Annam |
DIPLOMACY: none |
The gold expected from the Sung never came. It was no problem, as there was enough
Annamese gold in the coffers to finance a societal change. The idea of Minh Tranh’s finally became a
social norm after years of legislation.
Now commoners born into a social class are no longer confined to that
class for the rest of their life.
The Kingdom of Champa |
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Lanh-Quang |
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Vijaya in Champa |
DIPLOMACY: none |
Lanh-Quang continued to invest money into the economy of
the Kingdom.
The Khemer Empire |
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Jayaviravaman, Emperor
of the Khemers |
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Angkor Wat in Khemer |
DIPLOMACY: Preikuk (F) |
Many ships were built, which Jayaviravaman quickly
assigned to trading duties in Dawe and Angkor Wat. Following that order, the Emperor took Andrahupta with him and
visited Preikuk. Continuing the talks
of the last few years, the two sides agreed that Preikuk could become a full
member of the Empire.
Sitha’s wife gave birth to a son in late 1036.
The Kingdom of Burma |
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Jayavarman II |
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Burma |
DIPLOMACY: Pegu (F) |
After much discussion, the Burmese could call the rich
farmlands of Pegu their own.
The Empire of Srivijaya |
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(?), Empress of
Srivijaya |
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Sirivjaya in Palembang |
DIPLOMACY: |
Suli, faithful retainer to Airlagga, passed away in
earlier 1037. Doctors examining the
corpse, described the cause of death as a yet-unseen disease. Months later, it was determined (after all of
the doctors who performed the autopsy died from the disease) that a plague had
descended among the people. Several
hundred thousand people died, making it one of the deadliest catastrophes to
ever hit the region.
Airlagga and the
entire royal family were quarantined, but it was too late. Airlagga contracted the disease twelve
months after its initial sighting, and quickly succumbed.
With the death of the Emperor, and the position of crown
prince vacant, the nobles swept into action.
It was of the utmost import to continue the lineage of Airlagga on the
throne. The decision was to elect (?),
youngest daughter of Chulimanivarman, and sister of Airlagga, as Empress of
Srivijaya. She was 18 at the time.
The Kingdom of the Spice Islands |
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Winter Gale |
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Tidore in Moluccas |
DIPLOMACY: none |
Raging Storm passed away in early 1036. Winter Gale took the crown. With the mantle of leadership comes
responsibilities. Foremost among them,
continuing the royal bloodline. To that
end, two sons were fathered over the next five years.
India
and Central Asia
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Mercenary Pool: 3i, 2c,
2s, 2w, 1t |
Mercenary Leaders: None |
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Mercenary QRs: i6, c7,
s6, w4 |
The Cholan Empire |
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Rajandra I, King of
Kings |
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Tanjore in Chola |
DIPLOMACY: Sri Lanka
(EA), Maldives (EA) |
Rajandra realized that the only thing keeping his nation
together was his excellent administration skills. Since there may be a few rulers down the line who were not as
adept with the stylus as he, he decided to fund a few roads. Official roads from Tanjore up to the
northeast corner of the country in Sudamaturi were built. Money was set aside for official-use only
roads from Tanjore going through Korkai and Sringiri, but they would have to
wait for another time.
Then Rajandra realized that his western roads would be
anchorless between Korkai and Sringiri.
He then ordered the construction of Kalith, a port on both the Manabar
and Malabar. This city would serve as
the middle anchor of the planned western road expansion.
Whilst the road building was commencing, crown prince
Karamchand, prince Tulsidas, and Lieutenant Vaishnav visited Sri Lanka on a
trip of goodwill. After five years of
diplomacy, culminating with a royal wedding to Rajandra’s youngest daughter, an
economic alliance was signed. This was
not good news to Vaishnav, who expected much more from the islanders,
considering the time and expense the Cholan party put into the diplomacy. Feeling at blame for the “failure” of the
trip, Vaishnav climbed to a cliff just outside Polonaruwa overlooking the Gulf
of Mannar, and jumped. He did not want
to face Rajandra again.
Chelak traveled to the other island around the southern
tip of the Empire, the Maldives. Despite
the lousy information given to him by the people who scouted the area before
him, the islanders still signed an economic alliance.
The Kingdom of Dahala |
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Gobind |
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Tripuri in Dahala |
DIPLOMACY: Avanti (ne) |
Nalin could not get the Avanti to increase their ties
with Gobind.
The Kingdom of Anhivarta and Gujerat |
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Svarg |
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Baroda in Anhivarta |
DIPLOMACY: none |
Svarg
commissioned another 4,200 cavalry into his army, and hoped it would be enough
to keep the Seljuks away.
The Kingdom of Palas |
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ThangaMuthu |
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Tamaralipti in Palas |
DIPLOMACY: None |
ThangaMuthu took all of the tax money, and invested it
back where it came from. Raj Rajul of
Maghada entered Tamaralipti, and convinced the nobles that an alliance would be
in the best interest, lest the horde sweep south.
The Rajputate of Maghada |
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Rajul |
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Bihar in Maghada |
DIPLOMACY: Palas (SFA) |
An eponymous city was built in the region of Nadavaria.
Rajul enter the Kingdom of Palas, and pleaded with
ThangaMuthu to fully join the Rajputate.
While the Palasian king was not ready to fully sign over his autonomy,
he agreed that closer ties between the two nations would be a positive thing.
The Rajputate of Benares |
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Kahali, Raj of Rajput |
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Benares in Rajput |
DIPLOMACY: none |
The
region of Rajput received a major supply of fortifications, hoping to scare the
Seljuks away.
Kahail
and Crown Prince Aurva planned on inviting the Uttar Pradesh into an alliance, but
the attack by the Horde pretty much nixed that idea.
The Rajputate of Uttar Pradesh |
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Prutar |
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-NONE- |
DIPLOMACY: none |
Prutar heard news about the Seljuks attempting to take
their land. He falsified information that
the entire royal family was in the capital of Mathura. He then gathered up the government and his
closest advisors, and high-tailed it into Vatsa. There, he lie in wait, hearing horror stories about the raping of
their homeland. During this period, he
trained several thousands of soldiers, hoping that he and his Hindu brethren
would be able to muster enough manpower to defeat the Seljuks once and for all.
The Kingdom of Tibet |
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Bhuvaka |
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Lhasa in Tibet |
DIPLOMACY: none |
Takla passed away in 1032 after suffering from a
debilitating illness for the last two years.
His son Bhuvaka took the reins.
The Kingdom of Kashmir |
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Abhinatha, Regent of
the Kashmiri |
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Gilgit in Kashmir |
DIPLOMACY: none |
Crown Prince Anucakra died from a debilitating disease
late in 1031. Doctors told the royal
family not to worry, as the disease was not contagious. In the meantime, the title of crown prince was
placed upon Anucakra’s 2-year-old son.
Two years later, it was King Balaguru who met his
untimely end. Quickly, Abhinatha
returned from his exploits in Astin (more looting and slaving – good times),
and took hold of the Kingdom. It was
going to be a long wait until the Crown Prince would understand the situation,
and Abhinatha was prepared to rule for that long.
Jungaria |
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Pevket |
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Karakocho in Jungaria |
DIPLOMACY: None |
The grand plans of Jungarian world domination were put on
hold.
The Rum Seljuk Horde |
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Kemal |
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DIPLOMACY: That’s what
they call a spear through the chest. |
Kemal
moved out of Chitor, and set his sights on another Indian country: Uttar
Pradesh. He entered the homeland of the
country, and found no garrison to contend with. The people were easily pacified, and they quickly gave
information. The king and his court were
holed up in the city of Mathura.
Kemal
and his tens of thousands of soldiers surrounded the city of Mathura in the
hopes of starving out Raj Prutar. It took several years of waiting, but the
surrender flags finally were waved in late 1039. After searching the city, Kemal learned there were no government
officials to be found. He ordered that
the entire province be searched for the leaders, and that they were to be
executed on sight. None were ever
found.
The Ghaznavid Empire |
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Sirjan, Regent for Zaindeh, Scourge of
India |
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Ishafan in Persia |
DIPLOMACY: Khurasan (F) |
Sirjan married Princess Bhuvanagiri, marking the third
such time a Ghaznavid Emperor married the woman, considered to be a bad luck charm
by some. Rumors were quelled, however,
when Sirjan lived through his first years as Regent, passing the physicals
given to him by the royal doctors, and not injuring himself in any way. Bookmakers from around the kingdom were said
to have taken quite a loss on the Regent’s health.
Shahzira, along with Beloj, Kavir, and Malayir, spent
some time in the region of Khurasan.
After seeing the benefits the city of Bijistan gained, the leaders of
Khurasan quickly agreed to the same conditions.
Middle East
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Mercenary Pool: 5i,
17c, 5xc, 3w, 3t |
Mercenary Leaders: None |
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Mercenary QRs: i7, c7,
s6, w6 |
The Buhwayid Sultanate |
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Timur |
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Baghdad in Mesopotamia |
DIPLOMACY: Selucia (F) |
Al’Adin was content to rule over his kingdom, letting his
underlings do all the hard work.
Ironically, it was he young Al’Adin who crawled into bed one night in
1038 after working for 36 straight hours.
He never woke up.
Hasha and Timur were busy in Selucia at that time. Hasha was pulling long shifts at the
diplomacy table, while the new Sultan was doing his best to find himself a
significant other. Timur’s search bore
fruit, in the form a high-ranking official’s daughter. The two were wed, and the region became a
full part of the Sultanate. Whether
Hasha or Timur deserved the more credit for the result is a question for the
ages.
Ahmad continued to convert the heathens of Selucia to the
true Sunni Islam.
The Sultanate of Sheba |
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Shu’bah |
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Sa’na in Aden |
DIPLOMACY: none |
Nothing happened.
Shu’bah enjoyed the change.
The Fatimid Caliphate of Egypt |
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Lord Opti, Regent under Caliph Sunto al-Hakim |
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Cairo in Faiyum |
DIPLOMACY: none |
The death of King Al-Hakim came as a surprise to the
royal court in 1036. As his son was
still a few years off from being able to hold the title of Caliph, Lord Opti
(the only lieutenant available in Cairo) was given the job of Caliph, if only
in name only. He continued about his
business, administrating to the needs of the government, and left all of the
official duties to al-Hakim’s son Sunto, who had proven himself able to hold
all of the figurehead power of the nation at the ripe old age of 10.
Lord Muyfay continued his tireless search through the
Library of Alexandria, searching for the lost treasures of science. In his spare time, he oversaw the
construction of a grand-scale eyepiece five miles outside the city, much like
the instrument he himself crafted a few years ago. All was going well, until a construction accident at the sight of
the eyepiece claimed the life of Muyfay (when they say “Hard Hat Area”, you
better believe that they mean it!).
Fortunately, Muyfay kept copious notes concerning his Library visits, a
relief to whomever would be his replacement.
The Tunisian Caliphate of Egypt |
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al-Alas, Caliph of
Tunisia |
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Mahidia in Tunisia |
DIPLOMACY: Sicily (A) |
A gift of gold came from the Fatimids, which al-Alas
wisely invested into the region of Tunisia.
al-Waso was allowed to return to Tunisian lands. Not for a vacation, but to bring the island
of Sicily to closer terms with the Egyptian satellite.
Africa
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Mercenary Pool: 3i, 2c
(Above Tsetse Line), 2s, 2w, 2t |
Mercenary Leaders: None |
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Mercenary QRs: i6, c6,
s5, w3 |
The Coptic Kingdom of Zagwe |
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Symantha Haimanot,
Matriarch of the Zagwe Dynasty |
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Adefa in Sennar |
DIPLOMACY: Adowa (T) |
The Adowans agreed to marginally more Zagwian control.
The Emirate of Zanzibar |
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Raschid, Emir of
Mombassa |
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Zanzibari in Zanzibar |
DIPLOMACY: none |
Slept.
The Emirate of Rozwi |
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Luwesi |
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Great Zimbabwe in Rozwi |
DIPLOMACY: Vaal (F) |
Luwesi made official what was known in the kingdom for
years: that Rudo would become the Heir to the Lion Throne of the Rozwi. He was sent back to the homeland, where,
using his administrative skills, he would facilitate the government back to its
efficient norm, not the languishing behemoth it had become over recent years.
Luwesi and Matope stayed in Vaal, as convinced the locals
that full fealty is in their best interest.
Yatuta continued to convert the pagans to Islam. Many more villagers were now praising Allah
than before, a move that pleased Luwesi greatly.
The Emirate of Zeila |
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Qadma, Emir of Qadmas, Great-Citybuilder |
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Qadmas in Zeila |
DIPLOMACY: Ras Hafun
(A) |
Qadma was really intrigued by this concept of the
‘city’. More money was spent, and the
city of Qadmas received both an expansion and fortifications for its walls.
The Kingdom of Kanem-Bornu |
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Kenyatta Mesewo, King
of the Kanem and Bornu |
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Ngazargumu in Kanem-Bornu |
DIPLOMACY: none |
Slept.
The Kingdom of Ghana |
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Mombega Esweyu, Emperor
of Ghana |
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Kumbi-Saleh in Ghana |
DIPLOMACY: none |
Mombega scraped together some free time out of his busy
schedule of, um, sitting around and looking regal. With this time, he conducted a long-overdue census of his people.
The death of Guruma in 1036 prevented a grand tour of
diplomacy from happening.
The Kingdom of Songhai |
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Wulasa Isano, King of
the Songhai. |
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Timbuktu in Songhai |
DIPLOMACY: Dogamba (A) |
Timbuktu received another expansion. It was now estimated that over 200,000
people lived within the city walls.
The Hausa States |
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Ohini Ceweho, True King
of the Hausa |
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Zaria in Hausa |
DIPLOMACY: Kanuri (F) |
After making a few key concessions, Julawa welcomed the
Kanuri back into the Hausa States as a full member.
The capital of Zaria received an expansions to its walls.
Eastern
Europe
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Mercenary Pool: 3i, 2c,
3xc, 2w, 1t |
Mercenary Leaders: None |
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Mercenary QRs: i6, c7,
s5, w5 |
The Varangian Empire of Kievian Rus |
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Alexander, Kniaz of
Kiev |
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Kiev in Kiev |
DIPLOMACY: Smolensk
(A), Polotsk in Polotsk (F) |
The hordes in the southern
lands of the Rus were of no comfort to Alexander. He immediately ordered fortifications built around the major
cities of the Empire.
The Kingdom of Volga Bulgar |
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Kanal |
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Bolgar |
DIPLOMACY: none |
Kanal’s son ??? was officially named Crown Prince of the
Bolgar kingdom.
The Kingdom of Hungary |
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Vaclav I, King of
Hungary |
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Pest in Alfold |
DIPLOMACY: none |
Vaclav and Bertrand ruled the kingdom while Yavak was sent
on vacation. The rulers were unhappy to
see him return.
The Kingdom of Poland |
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Mieskow, King of the
Poles |
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Poland |
DIPLOMACY: Masuria
(AW), Kauyavia (FA), Bohemia (ne) |
A great project reached its completion, as the region of
Poland finally was able to fully feed its entire population.
The diplomatic ventures of the Poles ranged from adequate
(Manfred’s journey into Kauyavia produced a small feudal alliance) to dismal (Mieskow
being run out of the Masuria, just barely escaping with his life).
Khanate of Khazaria |
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Kharal II, Khan of
Khazar |
|
Khazar |
DIPLOMACY: none |
And more time passed in the land of the Khanate.
The Patriarchate
of the Eastern Orthodox Church
|
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Boniface VI, Patriarch
of Constantinople |
|
Constantinople in Constantinople |
DIPLOMACY: Thessaly
(CA) |
Heliodorus replaced the reassigned Acastus in the region
of Thessaly. There, he completed the
Patriarch’s work by erecting a grand Cathedral in the region.
Acastus and Pittacus were sent abroad to convert the
masses. Acastus went into the
wilderness of Dobruja. He found the
going hard, but yet managed to convert a few brave souls. Pittacus’ attempts in Calabria met with more
success.
The Byzantine Empire |
||
Ionannes Maniakes,
Emperor of the Roman Empire, the Bulgar-Slayer |
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Constantinople in Constantinople |
DIPLOMACY: none |
The Byzantines offered their services to the Patriarch.
The Horde of the Pechneg |
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|
|
DIPLOMACY: ::cough,
cough:: |
The Pechneg decided to cool their heels for a while. The world was big, and it wasn’t going
anywhere.
Western
Europe
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Mercenary Pool: 8i,
2xi, 4c, 2s, 2w |
Mercenary Leaders: None |
|
Mercenary QRs: i7, c7,
s6, w7 |
Al-Andalus, The Caliphate of Cordoba |
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Al’Marwan bi-Allah,
Victorious by the Grace of God, Vizier of the Caliph of Cordoba. |
|
Cordoba in Murcia |
DIPLOMACY: none |
Al’Marwan soon found his government too unwieldy for he
himself to hold. He worked to
decentralized his power, letting his bureaucrats take over some his power. Great increases of efficiency were the
result.
An unearthed artifact was researched, and a new form of
protection for the king was discovered.
Christian Spain |
||
Carlos, King of
Catalonia, Defender of the Faith |
|
Barcelona in Catalonia |
DIPLOMACY: Navarre (F),
Galatia (NT) |
After leaving the Spanish army with Juan, Carlos took up
the road with sister Catalina, and headed into Navarre. After a grand marriage ceremony, Navarre was
invited to be a full member in the Spanish kingdom.
Pedro did much the same with Carlos’ sister Ysabel,
except the target was Galatia. It took
the marriage of Ysabel to reunite the once-rebellious region with the throne,
if only as a non-aggression pact.
Saxon England |
||
Aelfric, King of
England |
|
London in Sussex |
DIPLOMACY: Nottingham
in Mercia (ne), Strathclyde (UN), Northumbria (F), Dyffed (down, to UN),
Gwynned (ne), Dublin (ne) |
Aelfric,
in a wonderfully ironic move, bought some laborers with the surplus grain in
the English silos. These laborers were
sent to work in Wessex, where they set the groundwork for a mass irrigation
network meant to improve the output of the Wessex fields.
Aelfric
went north on missions of diplomacy.
The city of Nottingham was the first stop, where the locals refused to
give up their last bit of autonomy.
Strathclyde was next, where the gift of Edmund’s daughter Bronwyn was
enough to cool the tensions between the jilted region and the English
crown. Aelfric returned to Northumbria,
and polished relations with the region.
Cedric
was charged with wooing the regions of Dyffed and Gwynned. Both were hard-hearted, even to the point of
Dyffed relinquishing the English claim that was laid on them. Cedric died in 1040 in the region of Mercia
with decidedly little fanfare.
Edgard
and Gunnar went into the city of Dublin, to look for a bride for Gunnar in
exchange for some degree of fealty.
They found that the inhabitants of the city were extremely loyal to the
Norwegians, and refused the offer of the English.
The Roman Catholic Church |
||
Victor II, Bishop of
Rome |
|
Rome in Latium |
DIPLOMACY: Catalonia
(CA) |
While ensuring spiritual safety is a noble cause, Victor
decided to ensure his flock’s physical safety.
A well-defended fortress was built next to Rome. Over the next few years, prompted by liberal
spending on the part of the Pope, the city of Rome grew to encompass the
Fortress.
Bart was given a lot of money to spread the word of God
throughout the north. Unfortunately, he
did not get past Tuscany before succumbing to a quick illness. The body (and the money) returned to Rome
post-haste for a proper funeral.
Thomas was sent to Catalonia, where he arranged for the
buiding of a cathedral in his usually efficient manner.
Gregory’s trip to Uppsala resulted in a number of Swedes
converting to Catholicism.
The Jarldom of Sweden |
||
Anund Skotkonrung, Jarl
of Sweden |
|
Uppsala in Uppsala |
DIPLOMACY: Gotland (F) |
Anund focused his attention on the last remaining Swedish
possession outside of Uppsala: Gotland.
Between him and his son Olaf (who unfortunately fell into the Baltic Sea
on the return trip home, never to be found), the region became a full piece of
the Swedish Jarldom.
The Kingdom of France |
||
Robert II, King of
France |
|
Paris in Ile de France |
DIPLOMACY: Champagne
(T), Burgundy (NT) |
Robert decided to take advantage of the chaos his eastern
neighbor was experiencing. He descended
upon Burgundy, promising a steady kingdom and a trustworthy leader, no to mention
Princess Maria. An agreement was work
out between the monarch and the Burgundese.
In a similar fashion, Prince Philip and Lord Betre worked
in Champagne. Even though a marriage
wasn’t offered, the agreement reached with the nobles of the region was worth
much more than the agreement signed by their king.
The Holy Roman Empire |
||
Henry, Holy Roman
Emperor |
|
Mainz in Alsace |
DIPLOMACY: Westphalia
(A) |
Everybody expected Henry to make a move against the traitors
to the south, but Henry chose no such course of action. Instead, he focused on rebuilding the core
of the country, trying to rebuild the economic stability the Empire had prior
to the defection. Henry knew there
would come a day when Marseilles will fall under Roman rule. Someday soon.
In accordance to Henry’s rebuilding ideal, Matthias was
sent out to the revolting province of Westphalia. After profuse apologies from both sides of the table, an alliance
was signed.
The Kingdom of Marseilles |
||
Sebastian II, Lord of
Provence |
|
Marseilles in Provence |
DIPLOMACY: none |
Sebastian waited for the inevitable crush from the Holy
Roman Empire. And waited. And waited.
He eventually died in 1038, leaving his son Sebastian II the job of
waiting for the HRE to reclaim their land.
No such attempt came.
Contented that the kingdom will exist for another day,
Sebastian officially declared the full and unfailing autonomy of Marseilles
from the Holy Roman Empire.
The Duchy of Venice |
||
Alessandro, Acting Duke
of Venice |
|
Venice in Verona |
DIPLOMACY: none |
Alessandro was furious at the prospect of revolution in
his kingdom. He immediately conscripted
2,200 infantry and 1,800 cavalry to deal with the problem. Of course, he wouldn’t deal with it
personally. The life of a regent is too
precious to be wasted upon the rebel lowlifes.
In his stead, Bartolomeo, Leo, and the Marquis of
Lombardy were given the new soldiers, and told to reclaim the lost lands. The first step was Tuscany, where 2,200
soldiers stepped up in defense of their region. While the sheer numbers of the Venetian army proved more than
enough to wipe out the garrison in one pass, Bartolomeo sustained quite a nasty
wound. Regardless, he pressed on, for
the glory and honor of the Regent.
Liguria was the next stop on the army’s agenda, where the
battle-hardened army took out the puny garrison of 1,600 in one fell
swoop. Content with the progress made,
the army stayed in the region, prepared to strike in the case more rebels
foolhardily attempt another revolution, or the leaders of the Provincial
Kingdom become overly greedy.
The Jarldom of Norway |
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Olaf Haraldson, Jarl of
Norway |
|
Trondheim in Trondheim |
DIPLOMACY: none |
The financially strapped Jarldom of Norway was more than
happy to ally itself to a larger European power. It was better than being trampled underfoot.
The Jarldom of Denmark |
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Ingmar Forkbeard, Jarl
of Denmark |
|
Hamburg in Holstein |
DIPLOMACY: Norwegians
(SFA) |
Harald sent forth his son Ingmar and his generals Sven
and Morten into the lands of the Norwegians.
The country, in surprisingly quick fashion, agreed to a feudal alliance
with the Danes.
Harald passed away from natural causes in 1039.
New World
|
Mercenary Pool: 10i,
2w, 1t |
Mercenary Leaders: None |
|
Mercenary QRs: i4, s4,
w3 |
The Anasazi |
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Little Bear |
|
Chaco in Anasazi |
DIPLOMACY: none |
Slept.
The Caddo |
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Winassi |
|
Ayoel in Atakapa |
DIPLOMACY: Karankawa
(A) |
The
girth of the capital Ayoel was increased.
Hulessi continued to expand the reaches of the Empire, this time
stretching southward, finding an ally in the Chief of the Karankawas.
The Michigamea |
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Atonwa |
|
Cahokia in Michigamea |
DIPLOMACY: Quapaw (C) |
Ogima,
brother of Atonwa, died in 1038. This
left the already fragile Michigameans without a clear successor to Atonwa. Weekly trips to the medicine man suddenly
became a habit of the chief.
Chacka
entered the rebellious region of Quapaw with the intent of diplomacy. With this region under the tribe’s control,
finally the land controlled by the Michigamea would constitute one piece. However, the Quapese were unready to return
to the tribe, providing only a minor claim as a method of stalling.
The Appalachians |
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Migina |
|
Kolomoki in Yamasee |
DIPLOMACY: none |
After
years of solid rule, Minuwa passed away at the age of 70 in 1036. For years the lackey, it was now Migina’s
time to muscle around the underlings.
The Toltec Empire |
||
Nezahualpili |
|
Tula in Otomi |
DIPLOMACY: Veracruz in
Totonac (F) |
Nezahualpili
ordered the conscription of 5,000 lightly armed braves for his army. Volunteers were plentiful, and the 5,000 were
added to the 8,000+ soldiers already in the Imperial army.
The
monarch must also have gotten on the good side of the Fertility god. With births in 1038 and 1040, Nezahualpili
has just fathered four sons in a row.
The only bad news surrounding the royal family was the death of his
brother, Xilotzin. This left the
position of Crown Prince open, a position assumed in name only by the young
Xiucaque
Lieutenants
Texcoyo, Timas, and Pochotl all turned their attention from Totonac to its
grand city of Veracruz. Between the
irrigation projects happening around them in Totonac, the pressure from their
home region, the promise of lucrative sea trade with the Caddoans to the north,
and two royal marriages, the city came under their sway. Near the end of the diplomatic trip,
Pochotl, an avid swimmer, ventured into the Campeche one night for a peaceful
swim. When he didn’t return that night
or the following morning, searchers were sent.
He was never seen again, presumed dead and eaten by some hideous monster
of the deep.
Imperial
officers stationed in Cora and Huichol were told to return home, as the areas
were given complete independence from the Toltecs.
The Huari |
||
Rimac |
|
Huari in Ataura |
DIPLOMACY: Valdivia (A) |
Katica
was sent north into Valdivia. In his
possession were money and manpower enough to build the port city of
Tumaco. In addition to other parties
that the well-subsidized Katica held was a royal marriage, joining the young
King Rimac into the local noble family.
With the amount of money spent in the region, the leaders of Valdivia
hardly noticed the underwhelming diplomatic skill of Katica. An alliance was signed.
As
a result of the new marriage, Rimac fathered two daughters, one in 1033, and
one in 1035.
Tiahuanaco |
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Incun |
|
Tiahuanaco in Uru |
DIPLOMACY: Guanacane
(ne), Leco (ne) |
Incun continued to busy himself with the day-to-day
business of running an empire. There was
evidence to the contrary, however, as four children happened to be born over
the five year period.
Diplomacy continued in Guanacane until the untimely death
of the ally from Guanacane. His
replacement wished to get everything in order before agreeing to anything with
Incun.
Diplomacy also continued in Leco, until the untimely
death of Xentlyl, the envoy from Incun.
The ally in the region decided that signing any agreement would be in
bad taste.