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A whole lot of shakin’ goin’ on!
From now on, I will be extra strict on sea travel. Leaders will need to have ships to travel across water. (You can have more than one leader on a single ship)
Mercenaries:
| Religion | Troops |
|---|---|
| Shinto | 28i, 12c, 10s, 10w |
| Mahayana | 16i, 58c, 5s, 5w |
| Therevada | 17i, 48c, 5s, 5w |
| Hindu | 12i, 9c, 4s, 8w, 6t |
Akira stayed home to rule his empire and concentrate on economic development. Edo continued to expand, as did Heian, which also received a much needed sewer system. Two fortresses were also build, one in Yamato, and one on the coast of Aichi. Unfortunately, enormous wildfires afflicted the region of Nigata, casting a vast pall of smoke over the land, destroying some the public works in the region.
Kanu remained in Truk, and secured a full alliance with the tribal leader there. Hanolgoro and Furnaku continued to explore the seas, while Hirogoro went to Akita on a diplomatic mission and Nokku continued to patrol the Tsushima Stright. During these years, missionaries spent time on the mainland, just north of Korea, as well as on the Marianas islands, converting much of those populations to the Shinto faith.
During this time, Nareshi tended to the Shogun, who was growing weak, and spent most of his time studying the martial arts. Nareshi was a very capable swordsman and tactician, but cared little for the mundane duties of ruling, despite awaiting the moment that he would become Shogun upon Akira’s death. In the year 650, Akira finally succumbed to his old age, and Nareshi claimed the title of Shogunate. However, because he spent most of his time perfecting his skills as a Samurai, he neglected the friendships and family relationships that his father cultivated.
This would cause much strife during this time of transition. Nareshi’s cousin, Kanu, and two of his younger brothers, Hanolgoro and Akio, as well as all three Lieutenants and the new ally in Truk, all decided that they would not support the new Shogun. Hanolgoro, Furanku and Hirogoro each moved to the capital just days apart, and attempted to seize control of the land forces, but Nareshi bested them all and maintained the loyalty of the troops in the capital. However, Hanolgoro still controlled most of the navy and elite sailors that were skilled in land combat. Hanolgoro’s troops went for the capital catching Nareshi slightly unprepared, and convincing both Furanku and Hirogoro to join his coup attempt. The battle for the capital raged for weeks, and despite being heavily outnumbered, Hanolgoro’s quick surprise assaults did a great deal of damage to Nareshi’s army. Eventually, Hanolgoro’s troops would all perish under constant harassment, but each of the three rebels would escape Nareshi’s attempt to capture and execute these traitors, who escaped into the sea, making a blood brother pact to lead new lives as pirates. Kanu, decided to stay in Truk, having become enamored with the island during his diplomatic stay. Hirogoro on his return to Kwanto, also tried to seize the government, but failed, and was executed for his treason. Nareshi became violently angry due to this constant barrage of treason and treachery, and began executing anyone who did not declare full allegiance to him as the Shogun. Many in his extended family were executed, as well as several ministers, as Nareshi tightened his grip on the government. This in turn led to several revolts.
Morihei Ueshiba moved to Edo to take control of the small fleet, and was prepared to act in the event of any trouble. Shensi stayed in P’ingtung to found an Order House with the help of Ma Tang, Ichiro went to Satsuma to oversee the growth of the city, and Danzi moved to the city of Truk to found an Order House there. Kenji left to explore the Vietnamese Coast, but was never heard from again.
The Mahayana Buddhists spent their time building several new structures to increase their revenues, but when the tragic death of Hu Wang occurred, which was preceded by the death of Si Ling by only one month, many Buddhist Monks lost their faith and went their own way. Chow Wu was left to pick up the pieces.
Master Sun Wei concentrated all his efforts on founding an Order Estate in Honan, but unfortunately, this was a difficult task and he faced several difficulties that he just could not overcome. Xhu Wan Ni on the other hand had fewer difficulties in founding an Order Estate in Hopei, but unfortunately he died after putting three solid years into the effort. If only he had more time, his task would have been completed. Zun Tshu took control of the growing and powerful mounted forces and prepared a defense in Honan. His defense preparation was so proficient and meticulous, that he received a promotion. Shao Min Wei traveled to Anhui where he built an Order House in the region and Preceptory in the city. Finally, Dao-Ming set up an Order House in Shensi, while Ho Mun Shi visited the Black Dragon and increase the order status in that empire.
Bao Tso-Lin and Wend Chiang passed away before they could accomplish anything, as Tang-Feng took up the leadership of the faith. Tang_feng concentrated on the conversion of Kwangsi, which was moving along at a decent pace. Tuan, was traveling in the south, erecting two new structures before failing on another three attempts. Xiang was largely ineffective, while Bo-Wen saw some success in his tasks.
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Emperor Hu Song went back to Hupei to take control of the military where he would prepare his troops against the possible threat of invasion. During that time, he also spent a great deal of the empire’s energy on completing an economic upheaval, as farmers from all over the Hu Empire were given their own lands, and instructed to farm for themselves and then sell their goods on the Free Market. The farmers and merchants rejoiced. This endeavor took up the bulk of the empire’s resources, so the only other event that transpired was as a result of Hu Tii’s successful attempt at exacting tribute from the region of Fukien with the help of the Taiping Ally. In other news, Kang Miao passed away, and Hu Song witnessed the birth of a daughter and son.
Emperor Lui II took command of the cavalry and headed to Shentung in anticipation of an attack from Honan. As luck would have it, the Honan army arrived shortly after Emperor Lui II met up with Huang’s Seige Engineers. Without time to prepare a proper defense, the Emperor’s forces were greatly outmaneuvered by the Honan, and were forced to retreat to Shensi without general Huang who perished in the battle. Si-Lei would fall almost immediately thereafter, as Huang’s troops were forced to retreat with Emperor Lui II who was wounded in the previous battle.
On the economic front, the region of Huang was colonized to ensure their co-operation, and Kansu received much-needed irrigation and farm roads. During this time, Han was also able to ease some of the tension in Hopei.
Emperor Chu Xi fortified the regions of Tsainan and Kiangsu, and then set out with his military, to reclaim the region of Shentung. There he met the forces of the Black Dragon. Although the Black Dragon forces outnumbered his own, his intelligence operatives had done considerable scouting and planning for the battle, and this made the biggest difference in the battle. Of course, Chu Xi’s abilities as a military leader were well respected as well. After the successful campaign to reclaim Shentung, it was a mere formality to retake the city of Si-Lei, which was later affected by a massive city fire, reducing its economic value. From there, Emperor Chu Xi took his forces to Tsainan, where the Hsiung’nu were just completing their dismantling the last of the new Field Forts there. Once again, the military tactics of Chu Xi and the military operatives carried the day against an inferior force. Once Tsianan was secured, Chu Xi marched onto to Shangtung and reclaimed that region as well, but leaving the city alone for the time being. After these two successful campaigns, Chu Xi returned to Honan.
Chu Vi, ruled for a few years, and then took some of the cavalry troops in Honan to liberate Tangchou. By this time, the allies in Kiangsu received reinforcements and the people of Kiangsu were reintroduced to the traditional Buddhist beliefs.
The Hsiung’Nu built up their military in preparation for a campaign against the Honan. Liao Ku marched his troops to Yen, where he observed that there was no standing army in the region of Tsainan. So, he charged the fields in Tsainan against the numerous Field Forts in the region. The fighting took its toll on the troops, but the Hsiung’Nu emerged victories. Unfortunately, dismantling all the field forts took a lot of time, which allowed the Honan to finish their campaign against the Black Dragon, and meet the Khan’s army in Tsianan. The battle that ensued was almost evenly fought, but the Honan had a slight advantage in tactics, and a significant advantage in numbers. Liao Ku was forced to retreat.
Unfortunately, these barbarians did not pay attention to matters of economics, refusing to make repairs to the various public works in the Khanate, resulting in some degradation and loss of income. Timur the Bright and Gu Chen of Bao Ding saw their final days in this existence as well.
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King Tri Suryavarman dreamt of a national union with the Sirijivayan Empire, while his brother, Tri Jayavarman, was assembling the troops and preparing to rule… as King! That’s right, Tri Jayavarman was fed up with his brother’s inability to rule effectively, so he decided that he would be the one giving the orders. However, before that could happen, he had to fend off an attack by the upstart general Prey Sihanouk, who was a military genius. Fortunately for Tri Jayavarman, his army was much better trained, and heavily outnumbered the general, who eventually succumbed to defeat.
Vijaya, Angor and Indrapura all grew in size, and more followers of Hinduism were found in Leyte.
King Samajit ruled while he sent his brother to Africa to enslave the population of Brava with a brand new fleet. Barisan took control of the bulk of the military to enter Champan territory where he conquered and enslaved the population of Nakhon. Fortunately, the Chapans were too busy with their own petty strife to intervene.
Mercenaries:
| Religion | Troops |
|---|---|
| Hindu | 24i, 20c, 18s, 5w |
| Coptic | 20i, 25c, 10s, 6w |
| Zoroastrian | 16i, 33c, 5s, 8w |
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Emperor Bahudana ruled, and continued to surprise everyone with his longevity, outliving even his eldest son who passed away at the relatively young age of 45. The Emperor ordered a great many of his subjects to the sea, in a massive expansion of the trade fleet. The cities of Kollam and Polonarva grew, and the region of Chera received many new public works. Diplomatic efforts in the Empire also went quite well.
Emperor Hesharu, ruled from his palace in Maghada where he ordered the conscription of another 15,000 mostly elite troops and continued to concentrate on economic development. Many cities were expanded and several trade routes received more merchants. However, Hesharu’s time on the throne was short lived, passing away one month after his 49th birthday. Hesharu’s 14-year-old son ascended the throne amidst some grumbling that he was too young and inexperienced for such a vast empire, but not much came from these ideas.
Lord Eshasulu continued in his task of diplomacy in Burma with total success, as did Lord Narumi in Melindara.
The Patriarch Angcur, devoted his time to internal affairs and overseeing the development of Ctesiphon and building the completion of the Royal Road from Aden to Sheba. Great strides were taken in missionary work, and some growth in the church’s network ensued.
Grandmaster Haezahd ruled his Order, and build the new port city of Tarden in Qatar for Aden, expanded the cities of Kuwait and Diaphenous, and cultivated the region of Carmania. Gelbrehnd was ineffective once again, but Livnel and Jelahd had some success.
Emperor Zarmihr gathered some of the scattered garrisons and then handed over the troops to his son Mihr, before deciding to take a break from it all. It was on this vacation that Zarmihr passed away, with Mihr ascending the throne. However, this transition was remarkably mishandled, with many of the loosely held regions throwing off the yoke of the Parthians, which would affect their trade routes out of Gwatar. Prince Vahman was the only one of the active leaders that remained loyal to Mihr, which was enough to stave off a coup. However, despite this turmoil, 4 cities grew in cize, Kandahar, Heraat, Vashir and Nishapur.
The Persians had another quiet few years, building a road to Azerbaijan from Shirvan, and investing heavily in the region of Chaldea. King Xerxes, ruled his empire and added another 6000 well armed, and well trained soldiers on horseback to his army. Valahazrat Daryush, Shah of Syria, Heir to the Peacock throne, had a daughter and another son. Valahazrat Kahin Firuzana, convinced the rulers of Kuwait to fully join the empire, as Lord Mordecai received a pledge of allegiance from Kuwait city. Valahazrat Firuz Firuzan was made Shah of Bandar.
Emperor Sabatai continued to rule, founding the cities of Axanja in Bactria and Mara in Bokhara. Sabatai also spent a large sum to irrigate the lands of Uzebek, making the region more suited for farmers. Tragedy struck the empire as Crown Prince Baku fell ill and died at the age of 48, and the city of Khiva was the center of an earthquake which destroyed much of the city.
Sultan Rasheed sees to the rule of his lands, and their defense. In addition, several cities were expanded in size, forcing the Sultan to rebuild the walls around them. Crown Prince Ghalib searched the darkest corners of the capital in search of suspicious activity, but found none. Meanwhile, Ismaael began the difficult task of converting the pagans of Kilwar to Zoroastrianism.
King Ardashir, ruled while aid was forthcoming from the Zoroastrian Church and Order in various forms.
Patriarch Alixsandar remained in Alexandria heading up the affairs of the church, which was busily converting the heathens in Rome. The efforts of expand the reach of the Church were successful. Spirodin remained in Egypt, still looking for signs of those opposed to Egypt or the Coptic Church, and still finding none.
Alverius took a trip to Yoruba to try and sway the breakaway kingdom to rejoin the order. Despite making a good offer, and spending much time and money, King Magius of Yoruba felt that the offer just was not good enough. Brother Georgius raised a new army, and marched them south to Kanem-Bornu to defend the region with Brother Maurelius. Brother Tiberius remained in Egypt, stuck with administrative duties, while Brother Maximus set out of Agoruvis to found an Order Oratory before returning to the Church. Elder Brother Sebastianus was successful in founding an Order Preceptory in Latium, and then passed away.
Mercenaries:
| Religion | Troops |
|---|---|
| Arian | 5i, 5c, 5s, 5w |
| Coptic | 5i, 5c, 5s, 5w |
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Emperor Norisus ruled his empire while the cities of Alexandria, Humanrapta, Agoruvix, Tokar, Zoskales, Damascus, Nicosia and Heliopolis were all expanded again. Also, many well-equipped cavalry were conscripted and added to the garrison in Egypt. Also, a remarkable investment was made into the intelligence services of Empire, expanding their capabilities.
Emperor Tamicat ruled over his empire, watched the cities of Afarsa, Amurto and Karnak grow, invested in irrigation for Sennar and a sewer system for Tsana, and continued to push through reforms to become a Free economy (which was completed) and an Open Society. There was also some missionary work in Ennedi and Sidamo, which had good success.
Master General Bakswana, built a Royal Road from the capital to the region of Jos. He also concentrated on internal security, investigating the alleged infiltrations and, once again, found out that there are indeed no infiltrators, vindicating his past actions and solidifying his claim on the leadership on the Empire. Also, the Coptic Church lent governmental support to the nation.
However, a great tragedy hit the empire with the outbreak of the Bubonic Plague, devastating the cities, regions and armies of the Empire.
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Patriarch Sabric died, and left control of the Church in Godreic’s capable hands. Carthage received some investment, while Wissler poked around in Tunsia to no avail. Missionaries were also sent to Zirid, who were successful.
Goderic the Goth ruled in Carthage, but one night, madness gripped his soul, and he wandered into the deserts of Gefara, where he diverted the resources he originally planned for walls and public works in Arius, to build a religious monument he called the “Arian Tower”. It was a curious structure, with several traps to prevent people from going in, but there he stored many of his most precious relics. Apart from that, Tzaza and Ricimer had absolutely no difficulties Founding Order Houses in Cherigov and Desna.
Emperor Pantra ruled for four more years before dying without an Heir. Luckily, Lord D’Haran was able to claim the throne without another uprising. However, before his death, Pantra saw the construction of the Port city of Cherchel, and made sure the empire’s trade routes were well protected.
Mercenaries:
| Religion | Troops |
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| Eastern Orthodox | 10i, 15c, 5s, 10w |
| Roman Catholic | 5i, 5c, 5s, 5w |
| Arian Christian | 15i, 5s, 5w |
| Coptic Christian | 10i, 10c, 5s, 5w |
| Celtic Christian | 15i, 10c, 10s, 5w |
While ruling at home, King Theodoric sent Alaric and Osoric to Ialomita where they looted and enslaved the population. His military also saw modest growth, and the cultivation project in Kirov was finally completed.
King Sarantino I prepared a defense against possible invaders, but was happy to learn that there would be no bloodshed. Count Guiseppe de Licata remained in Sardinia on a diplomatic mission, which succeeded quite nicely as Sardinia agreed to fully join the Kingdom.
When Honorius came of age to take the throne, Augusta, a trusted associate of the Royal Family, stepped down from the position of Regent. During this time, the city of Cantanzaro grew, the regions of Tuscany and Campania received investment, and diplomatic efforts in Lyonnais were successful.
Patriarch Gregory and his predecessors had worked feverishly to influence the Roman Catholic Church, and bring them closer to the Orthodox theology. And now the time came to reform the Eastern Orthodox Church to bridge the final gap and reunite the two Churches. Patriarch Gregory called a vast council to meet, and formalize the various changes that were needed, and invited Pope Fortunas of the Roman Catholic Church to join them. After much discussion, and much gold spent, the reforms were carried through, and the reunion was under way. Patriarch Gregory was indeed a visionary, and was the main force behind the reforms, although Cardinal Justian was a factor and strong proponent of the reforms as well. Fortunas accepted Cardinalship in the new Eastern Orthodox Church to ease the union.
However, during this time of transition, Patriarch Gregory passed away suddenly, causing a great deal of upheaval in the reunited Church. Most of the former Roman Catholic holdings disbanded, as did several Eastern Orthodox holdings. Justian rose to the Patriarchy, and did everything he could to hold the Church together; so important was Gregory’s leadership. Fortunately, the Church managed to stay together, and the union brought many benefits to United Orthodox Church.
During this time of transition, Dmitri several churches were establish by the various Bishops.
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Heraclios and Euripides continued in the quest to find the Greek Fire, getting dangerously close to their goal. Grandmaster Demetrius went to Athenos to found and Order House.
Emperor Heraklios continued putting all his energy to getting the empire back on its feet, and keeping his wife off of hers as she had yet another 3 children. Heraklios spent most of his resources on rebuilding the military in preparation for any eventuality, and finished the Great wall of Constantinople, to protect the empire against an invasion from the Paphlagionian direction. Further, seeing as how the Empire cannot stand unless it is united and wealthier, he sends forth his princes and lieutenants to bring the regions of the empire closer with success in Dacia Med., Epirus and Pannonia.
However, the nobility got very tired of the Emperor’s whims, and demanded representation. Emperor Heraklios resisted these demands, but the nobles threatened a civil war, and the Emperor knew that this needed to be avoided at all cost. In the end, the Emperor was forced to sign some papers and allow the formation of a parliament. The first order of parliament was to establish a Constitution that would take away many of the Emperor’s powers in favor of the nobility and parliament.
King Konrad and his brother Koneric stayed home and kept their wives busy with 5 children between them. There was a minor reorganization of the army, and all the leaders met in Dvinisk to discuss future plans. Ismingard found nothing while poking around in Kolozero.
King Bregor finally begins the reconstruction of his Kingdom, continuing to rebuild the city of Chorenz, as well as adding basic irrigation to the region of Murcia. Construction on a Postal Road also began between Murcia and New Castille. Perhaps more importantly, diplomats were sent to Portugal and Leon with great success bringing them closer to the crown.
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The Emperor rules the realm and has two more children, a son and daughter, with his Empress. The emperor also invested in the countryside of Spoleto and Romagna. Unfortunately, during this time, a minor functionary in the government stole from the treasury and escaped the authorities.
Upon finding out that the Roman Catholic Church would now become part of the Eastern Orthodox faith, Emperor Magnulf seized the opportunity to switch his faith to Zoroastrianism. Only Apulia and Spoleto decided to accept the Eastern Orthodox.
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The Celtic Church under the leadership of Patriarch Dougal concentrated on expanding its network with a great deal of success, before passing away. Cardinal Dinsmore assumed the Patriarchy without difficulty.
Emperor Julius Agricola Augustus rules and has another son, while he sends off Ceasar Antonius Pius, along with two other generals, to conquer French lands currently held by the Black Rose. Ceasar was a brilliant tactician, and had a good grasp of logistics. He managed to get half of the army into Stormgard, where he would meet the mercenaries the King had hired. With half the army and the mercenaries, Ceasar attacked Brabant and Flanders, defeating the garrisons in those regions. Then Ceasar returned to Brabant where the rest of his army would join him for the rest of the campaign.
However, by this time, the King of the Black Rose, who was a military genius in his own right, had heard of the attacks, and took control of all the garrisons along the way to the front lines. They met in Ile de France after Ceasar had taken Vermandois. The Black Rose King now had control of a decent army, after all the fleeing garrisons had come to outskirts of Paris. It was just outside of Paris that the two armies met, and the superior numbers of Ceasar’s army would be the difference, despite being surprised by the Black Rose forces. Ceasar’s army took only a few casualties, but was victorious, as the Black Rose had no choice but to retreat back to Bavaria. From there, Ceasar had no trouble taking Paris, and then the region of Nivernais before returning to Brabant.
King Iver ruled his empire, expanding the city of Tyrsfjord, and having more children, as did Prince Scon. Prince Saur took control of the military with the help of Aleck and Lans to pacify the island of Zealand, which sis not go as smoothly as Saur planned, but was successful. Once the island was pacified, the beliefs of the Celtic religion were forced upon them. It was during this time that that an earthquake struck Odinsmunda. The land actually moved and stranded the port!
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The Church built 2 new churches in several cities and founded a Monastery in Chavin after expanding their Holy City.
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King Drust ruled his Kingdom and spent time with his wife. Iain gained an alliance with Colon, while Prince William traveled to Ciguayo where he too gained their alliance. Lord Cormac went to Quiche with Lord Conner, and they were able to secure an economic alliance with them. The port city of New Glasgow was also founded in Chitimacha.
King Montezuma invested in the regions of Tepanec, Tarascan, Zapotec, Huexolta, and sent Quetyctyl and Maratlal to Cooinaghtyn with tuition to study at the University of Albion (it only cost them 5gp because they had a partial football scholarship I guess). Each of them graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Science. Then, he ordered his diplomats to secure new lands, with Huastec and Jonaz Pame granting free passage, and Culhua fully joining the Kingdom. Unfortunately, there was a devastating earthquake that was centered around Mitla, obliterating most of the city, and much of the wealth in the surrounding region of Zapotec.
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