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Welcome to L27, I am your GM for this chaotic world of the dark ages; my name is Chet S. My Lords GM address is: Lords27gm@throneworld.com for orders and L27 stuff, and my L27 paypal address is: lords27gm@throneworld.com
TURN FEE: is $6.00 donation, and there is also a $6.00 donation for a startup fee for new players. Also I do not accept any personal checks as my bank charges me a $20 fee for any bounced checks that I deposit...(Cash, money orders & certified checks are ok.)
TURN BALANCE: Any nation that reaches a NEGATIVE BALANCE without making an arrangement with me will not be processed, and not sending orders in for three turns in a row (with or without payments and without a good reason), will force me open your country to a new player who has the time and money...
SWITCHING NATIONS: I have policy of no switching nations if your balance is in the red, until that negative balance is paid and you must also pay for one turn ahead so you're in the black.
***NEW ORDER FORM: Please use new orders form it has a Blue highlight section in the middle of it, otherwise you are using the wrong sheet and need to download a new one from the file section of this site or at the L27 home site at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lords-27/files/T48%20L27_Excel_orders_template.xls If you do not have Microsoft Excel, there is a free version of Office called OpenOffice that will open, edit and save Excel file at: http://www.openoffice.org/
E-MAIL ADDRESS & TURN NUMBER: Make sure your e-mail address is right in your orders, that is the address the program will send your stat sheet to... and that it has the right turn number too!
ORDER NAME FORMAT: L27_T42_NationName.xls.
PROJECTS: Do not put new or old projects in the builds section of the Order form; they only go in the new or existing projects section (with ID number), and do not delete any part of the order form that you are not using, just leave the unused sections blank and do not add any page-breaks either, or write outsides the borders (your personal notes doubles the pages).
TROOP BUILDS: If your leader is in the region already or will be in that region to pick up your newly built troops, don't build troops for the garrison and then have him pick them up, just build troops for him (NOTE: he still has to go and pick them up).
***MERCENARIES: Remember that you MUST specify a city where you are hiring the Mercs. Failure to do this will result in no Mercs and the money being lost. Also, mercenaries may not be hired for more than one turn at a time. PLEASE put where you are hiring any mercenaries AND how many you are trying to hire AND how much you are willing to pay per point of troops in your builds section on the order form. PLEASE put this information in the notes section at the end of your builds. Otherwise you will not get the mercenaries and the GPs bid on them will be lost. ALSO Mercs must stay with a Merc leader that comes with them (M543) and goes in their own army section.
CITIES & FORTRESSES: For expanding cities please put the name of the city in location, not the region it is in. Also for WP for fortress always put the region in for Location and for WP for cities always put in the city name for location. Last but not least in the item column in the build section do NOT write out fully what your building please use the codes, for example: your building 10 elite infantry, do NOT write "Build 10 elite infantry", instead write 10ei and do that for all units and also put no space between 10 and ei (the lords program reads it this way.). Also please use abbreviations in the rules for Intel commands (CI for counter intelligence, etc)
CLAIMED REGIONS & CITIES: These regions and cities will be noted by a dot in your color, not a full color shading of the region.
HEIRS AND PRINCES: Unless stated otherwise in your orders, when a King's male child comes of age he is promoted to Heir (if he has none, then grandson, then any male child in royal family). Likewise when any male child comes of age he is promoted to Prince if there is an opening and I don't forget to check.
PWBs: Please let me know if PWB are for a city or a region by putting a "c" or "r" in fount of it like this: 10rPWB.
LEADER NAMES: From now on if your leader has NO name he or she gets NO action...
***LEADER (& ARMY) ACTIONS & MOVEMENT: You must state their actions and their AP cost, and their movements (all the regions traveled through) and movement AP cost, you cannot say go to a region and vanquish my enemy. You can say follow another leader's orders, but his must be spelled out!!! (Otherwise any vague orders will not be done.)
NEWSFAX: If you have the time, it would help me write the newsfax if you write a sentence or two or even a paragraph, and/or a summery on what your country and its leaders are trying to accomplish during the turn...
MAX TAX: dropped from 2.0 to 1.9 in T45, it will be 1.8 in T46, 1.7 in T47, 1.6 in T48, and 1.5 in T49 and beyond, as the world gets darker and resources become scarcer.
SHIPS: Must end the turn in a port, if not in a port they lose 10% the first turn, 20% the second turn, 30% the third turn, etc...
HC (Have Children): can only be combined with RULE and ADMINISTER in L27, otherwise it's a separate action for your leader.
FLAGS: BTW I could use some more flags as over half of you don't have one...
SEE (HOUSE) RULES: http://www.throneworld.com/lords/lote27/Rules.html
Base Level One
Need to be TL4+
A large monolithic construction providing water to a controlled city. The aqueduct reduces the effects of plague by providing fresh and clean water. PWB built within the city will include public fountains and baths.
Base Level One
Need to be TL3+
A large and impressive arena and stadium for games constructed in a controlled city. An Arena provides a small bonus against revolt in the city as the circus and spectacles entertain the urban population.
Base Level 0.5(can only be built
in Cultivated and Intensively Cultivated Regions)
Need to be TL4+
A Defensive Dyke is a poor man's Great Wall built along a designated border between two regions.
A Defensive Dyke multiplies the combat value of the defending army that is behind it by 1.25. By itself it has no defensive strength, so it must have an army or garrison behind the Defensive Dyke to be effective. Field Forts may garrison a Defensive Dyke segment. A Defensive Dyke can be built to front a Great Wall segment to enhance its effects.
Base Level Two
Need to be TL5+
An Intelligence College can be constructed in a controlled city. It provides a small bonus to investments in Int and Assassin ratings.
Base Level Two
Need to be TL6+
In a limited number of coastal regions the GPv can be increased by one as land is reclaimed from the sea. The construction includes small dykes and windmills. If the dyke is destroyed (by hostile action or a great storm and sea surge) then the reclaimed land is flooded and the GPv bonus is lost, with the newsfax reporting the loss of life and devastation.
Regions where Land Reclamation can be performed include:
Base Level One
Need to be Tech Level 4+
A museum can be constructed in a controlled city. It provides a small bonus to an RF concerned with matters of art, and history.
Base Level One
Need to be TL3+
A national library can be constructed in a controlled city. It provides a small bonus to an RF concerned with matters of history, geography and literature. If the Cthulhu Mythos supplement is in use there is a small chance that among its volumes hide certain rare and disturbing tomes - which is not always a good thing...
Base Level One
Need to be TL3+
A National Monument can be constructed in a controlled city or region. It commemorates a historical figure (intended to enhance the national identity - such as Arminius in Germany or Vercingetorix in France), a royal or military leader or to mark the site of a military victory. If the city or region is merely pacified building the monument may provoke a revolt; in friendly regions the monument reduces the chance of rebellion.
Base Level One
Need to be TL5+
A Naval College can be constructed in a controlled port city or port fortress. A Naval College provides a small bonus to investments in the Warship QR. It also provides a small Naval bonus to any combat within the host city or region as the cadets reinforce the militia and any standard naval units.
Base Level One
Need to be TL3+
A prison can be constructed in a controlled city or fortress. This grim forbidding edifice can be used to imprison captured Leaders and provides a bonus against Jailbreak ops. If built within a city a prison acts as a fortress, but with only one wallpoint (no further WPs can be added).
Base Level One
Need to be TL3+
A Religious Complex can be constructed in a controlled city or region by a nation or a primacy. This complex of shrines, statues, audience halls and offices provides a small bonus to the Religious Strength of the nation. If built in a region not of the national religion it may provoke a revolt. If there is no revolt then there will be a shift towards the national religion. (More than one Religious Complex may be built thereby increasing its level.)
Base Level variable
Need to be TL3+
If the King is struck by madness they may embark on the construction of some large and useless edifice, redirecting resources from other monolithic constructions to this pet project. Examples include massive towers, landscaped hills (or mountains), laying out all the fields in a cultivated region to an exact geometric grid and rebuilding a city so that all the streets are aligned according to a particular philosophy (such as feng shui).
Base Level variable
Need to be TL3+
A Royal Palace can be constructed in a controlled city. This complex of audience halls and offices provides a small bonus to the King's Admin rating when he is in residence and must be built in the national capital. The Level can vary from 1.0 to a truly stupendous edifice, enhancing the prestige of the nation.
Base Level One
Need to be TL3+
A Royal Park can be constructed in a controlled region. It may include ornamental gardens and follies or hunting lodges and preserves.
Base Level variable
Need to be TL3+
A Royal Tomb can be constructed in a controlled city or region. The Level can vary from 0.5 to a truly stupendous edifice, enhancing the prestige of the nation - and offering a site for future tomb robbers and archaeologists.
Base Level One
Need to be TL4+
A zoo can be constructed in a controlled city. The menagerie holds beasts and birds from foreign lands.
Base Level Two
Need to be TL5+
A Staff College can be constructed in a controlled city or fortress. A Staff College provides a small bonus to investments in Infantry, Cavalry and Siege QRs. It also provides a small Combat bonus to any combat within the host city or region as the cadets reinforce the militia and any standard army units.
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The hero is the one who kindles a great light in the world,
Who sets up blazing torches in the dark streets of life for men to see by.
The saint is the man who walks through the dark paths of the world,
Himself a light.
-- Felix Adler
| Religion | Troops |
|---|---|
| Shinto | Merc Commander M543, 20i, 10c, 10s, 10w |
| Buddhist | Merc Commander M543, 25i, 45c, 15s |
| Hindu | Merc Commander M543, 10i, 10c, 5s, 10w |
| Asiatic Pagan | Bandit Lord Sun Li M879; Merc Commander M543, 25i, 25c, 15s |
Sadly Shogun Okajuurou died in a Buddhist prison cell alone with just rats for company and none but the rats to mourn his loss... Meanwhile upon news of the Emperor's death, young Heir Tatshushi in a fit of madness or divine inspiration proclaimed himself a God-Emperor and installed an imperial government! He also stated hat he was a descendant of the Sun Goddess Amaterasu, and that his new Empire would be called "The Empire of the Sun"! The new Emperor married a local noblewoman and started the Imperial family and imperial rule.
Also mercs were hired for the war effort and there was a mass conscription throughout the Empire as the war turned bloody with the blood of the Chinese running deep.
The war indeed took a bloody turn as the Japanese proved to be more savage and brutal then their Samurai. The Japanese slaughtered the innocents of five regions (with help from the mercs), their genocide spared nobody, Chinese men, woman, and child put to the sword by the tens of thousands, their bodies piled high and burnt as offerings to the Sun Goddess Amaterasu.
Meanwhile back in Yen the Samurai advanced back into Hopei and occupied a couple of hundred newly built field forts and readied their defenses. In less than a year the Chinese Force of Hu and Honan troops attacked to liberate Hopei, they found themselves out numbered two to one and they were smashed against the Samurai's defenses there. The Chinese withdrawed in complete disarray, the total dead were 10,000 Samurai and 80 field forts destroyed and the Chinese left behind 40,000 dead.
Elsewhere the Buddhist fleet went looking for the Japanese fleet and ran into their main fleet in the Tsushima strait, to their regret, they were outnumbered about 150 ships to about 200 Japanese ships and to make matters worse the Japanese had elite ships and an elite leader and promptly sent the Buddhist fleet home in defeat. Two months later the Hu Empire invasion fleet met up with the same Japanese fleet in the same place and suffered the same fate, but both sides lost a leader and suffered heavy losses and both had to withdraw in disorder after failing to rally their fleets, leaving the Tsushima strait blood red and scattered with debris.
Grandmaster Manu oversaw the defense of Hopei, and the building of a couple of hundred field forts scattered across the countryside. They were more than ready for the Chinese forces. Afterwards they had plans to attack to the South, but there were no bodies of the Black Dragon among their fallen foes. So the Grandmaster had them wait and wait for a Black Dragon attack that never came... Also the Hu Empire Emperor was captured, but soon died of questioning and poor health at the hands of the Samurai Inquisitors. The Grandmaster also escaped a similar fate with the help of his agents of the Kannagara Intel Ops (KIO) who thwarted a Buddhist kidnapping attempt.
[See Japan-China War [727- ?] for details]
Emperor Tuoba Dao in a fit of stark raving madness led the Black Dragon army to Ordos with his new heir Tuoba An Kuo. Thus the Black Dragons failed to meet up with the rest of the Chinese force. The Emperor waited almost two years for the return of the horde, but all he caught was a fever and he died. His Heir led the army back home to defend the homeland and was crowned Emperor, he then promoted two of his brothers to Prince.
[See Japan-China War [727- ?] for details]
Emperor Chen was half the warrior Lui Zhaokang had been so he remained in the homeland and took charge of its defense. He sent Prince Jin Hwang with reinforcements to meet up with the Black Dragon and Hu Empire troops, unfortunately the Black Dragon army never showed. Prince Jin Hwang with delusions of grander decided to continue on without the Black Dragons, hoping they would catch up...
[See Japan-China War [727- ?] for details]
Lord Captain Hu Di gave no orders...
NO ORDERS RECEIVED...
New player for T48...
Mercenaries: See Orient
Emperor Hu Dong continued the war effort, but with some foresight he sent his heir home to take command of the defenses and protect the homeland. Unfortunately the war effort started off on the wrong foot when the Black Dragon contingent failed to show up, although the Emperor was able to hook up with the Honan contingent. Believing the Black Dragons were just delayed they started liberating BD lands from the Kannagara and hunting down Japanese troops. They started off successfully enough by liberating Houma, but ran into a large Samurai army and tons of Samurai field forts in Hopei. In that battle The Emperor was captured and soon died of torture and poor health at the hands of the mighty Mighty MIGHTY Samurai.
Meanwhile the Heir reach home and took command of the forces there and soon word reached him of the Japanese raiding the coastline, but by the time he responded and arrived to drive them off, more than a couple of regions were damaged by the raids. Furthermore more regions were damaged by the flooding of the Yangtze River.
Upon his coronation Heir Hu Xi vowed revenge for his father's death and that his terrible swift sword will open the bellies of those Samurai dogs. Meanwhile the Empire was suffering from thin government as it was so large that it needed somebody to rule or administer to its needs (everybody was off fighting in the war or on diplomatic missions), and the were reports of an minor outbreak of Lassen Fever in the capital.
[See Japan-China War [727- ?] for details]
Primate Mu was incensed at the loss of Buddhist sites, especially the cathedral in Bao Ding were he was trained as a boy; unforgivably it was looted and burned to the ground by the Japanese. Meanwhile the Buddhist leaders and missionaries were quite successful in converting some Japanese regions, but some of their good work was countered by some Japanese missionaries. More happenings on the religious front, as a cruel savant named Tri Kal arrived saying that to embrace the Buddha you needed to return to the old ways...
On the war front an Buddhist fleet went searching for Kannagara or Takeda targets and ran smack into the main Japanese fleet which was more than they bargained for. One of the Buddhist leaders was killed and the remains of the fleet high tailed it back home.
[See Japan-China War [727- ?] for details]
The Emperor Temasek ruled, again with the help of his brother Prince Parameshwara but the Prince died of a snake bite when he was found that his chamber was full of poisonous snakes. The Empire continued its build up of the navy with 160 heavy transports which gave birth to rumors that they were going to invade somebody. Speaking of births the royal nursery heard babies' cries for the first time in a decade as four offspring were born, but the one with two heads died soon after birth.
The Empire's Population continued to explode at an alarming rate and the nation traded rutters for agro with Rajput and Asamakara. With the Asamakara Civil war's destruction, Srivijayan became second to none in economical power...
Emperor Tri Jayaavarman II IMAed and again was prepared to react to any outside threats (along with his Heir's army). To get the Heir's mind off the loss of his beautiful Asamakaran wife, he was given more and more duties and soon he was running the empire on his own (but he ruled poorly and only succeeded with the help of a leader administering), as the nation continued its massive economical buildup.
Elsewhere Tri Subadar (36 year old son of Jayavarman II) was sent along with the tithes to Kali to join his brothers (Tri Nampong and Tri Hmong) in service to the Temple of Kali. As a gift (or a purchase price for a position in the hierarchy?) he provided some rutters.
| Religion | Troops |
|---|---|
| Hindu | Merc Commander M543, 25i, 20c, 15s, 5w |
Primate Kuan Yin oversaw the tithing of three Hindu countries, and he was also thankful that the temples of Kali were left undisturbed in the Asamakara civil war. All of this while he was on the lookout for any pirates' raid with his moderate sized fleet. Overall his religious ops and leaders were successful in establishing new sites. And another Prince arrived from Champa to join the Temple.
New Grandmaster Vishnu stabilized his order and still waited for some guidance...
OPEN FOR A NEW PLAYER...
Emperor Eknath had to deal with the second Asamakara civil war, see below:
Second Asamakara Civil War (732-735):
In 732 the retired Emperor Ilore returned to the court in Banavasi. In tow was a man of Japanese descent who wore a cloth band over his eyes. Ilore brought the man before his grandson, the current Emperor of Asamakara, Eknath. The man was introduced to Eknath as Kisho Aoki, a seer, and with Ilore's urgings, performed a reading for the Asamakaran ruler.
The court quieted as Aoki slipped into a trance, muttering words in both Hindi and Japanese. After a few moments, Aoki reached up to remove the cloth from his face, revealing a pair of empty eye-sockets. Many in the court gasped at the grisly sight, but quieted again as the seer began speaking:
Cold troubled waters
Swirling with dark corruption
An Emperor's soul.
Strings coated in gold
Pull strongly toward madness
From hidden shadows.
With prayer and faith
The grandsire must beckon
The deep cleansing fire.
Almost immediately, Ilore leveled a charge against Eknath. "I accuse the Emperor of being a pawn to enemy agents and orchestrating the death of his own father to assume the throne!" Chaos erupted. Ilore still had much power in the court, having served as Emperor for over 50 years. Many were also still loyal to the current Emperor, including the majority of the armed forces in the capital. Unbeknownst to Ilore, Eknath had assigned some of the national assassins to suppress any remnants of imperialistic desire the old Emperor might have. With deadly precision, Ilore and his cadre of personal guards were crushed.
In the east, Princes Sanat and Parmesh sat in command of the large military force responsible for patrolling against any pirates. When news reached them of the scandal at court, they immediately set sail back for the capital to do battle against their corrupted brother.
Asamakara descended quickly into civil war. Knowing of the capital's defenses, Sanat and Parmesh landed on the opposite side of the subcontinent. They quickly gathered local support against Eknath, picking up the many garrisons strewn across the countryside.
By the time they reached Banavasi in the West, they commanded just as many troops that Eknath held in the capital (though more cavalry to Eknath's Infantry and Siege Engineers). Luckily for the Princes, Sanat was a military genius, and despite the unfavorable types of troops for a siege, managed to break through the walls of the city in less than year. The battle then spilled to the streets of the city itself, much of it being destroyed as a large fire broke out during the combat.
For three more months both sides went back and forth in battle. Assassins struck at the Princes, but were countered by their guards. Finally, the Princes marched on the fortified palace of Eknath. Sensing defeat, Eknath was determined to take as much of the country down with him. He ordered the deaths of many ministers, having the heads of bureaucrats, agents and priests mounted atop the fortress spires. This threw Sanat into a rage. He ordered the Palace to be set ablaze, and all the entrances blocked. It burned for three nights, the screams of those still loyal to Eknath heard throughout it all...
Once the smoldering stopped, Sanat declared an end to Eknath's line, and pronounced himself Emperor of a Second Asamakaran Dynasty. The damage to the country was considerable, however, and lacking essential infrastructure and governmental support; it shrunk to a much smaller size and scope.
OPEN FOR A NEW PLAYER FOR T48...
Lord Tushtar of Asamakara took advantage of the Asamakara civil war to carve out his own private little realm from the nation's islands with its own brand of Hinduism.
New player for Turn 48....
Sadly Old Emperor Versha outlived his son and heir Chandra (whose heart failed him, while ruling and propagating). The Emperor held a funeral in his son's honor at the temple of Kali in the capital. So it was on this grim note that he celebrated his seventieth birthday in 734. He hoped he could hang on until one of his grandsons came of age to become his heir as he coughed blood into a napkin.
Emperor Admohi set forth a great expansion of his Empire as he ruled and sired some more heirs. He was apprehensive about the civil war to his South; worried that it might spread like a cancer to his Empire. Because of that he stayed ready with his army to react to any trouble. A trade with Sirivijaya consisted of some Agro sent in exchange for some rutters. Meanwhile in what many of the royal court viewed as an act of war, Palas diplomats convinced the city of Lhasa to also pay some homage to them.
| Religion | Troops |
|---|---|
| Coptic | Merc Commander M543, 20i, 25c, 10s, 10w |
| Zoroastrian | Jabq M7BA; Merc Commander M543, 15i, 40c, 5s, 10w |
Emperor Moltke used everything his grandfather taught him about leadership as he began his rule (with the help of three of his leaders administering, but one, a prince died of a strange wasting way disease). The New Emperor held a grand celebration when he married a noblewoman from the region of Kara-Khitai, and another one when she blessed him with a son. Also the Emperor was happy to hear that the Black Beast wasn't bothering his Empire and that there were rumors that it was spotted in Parthia.
The new Shah Ahmorad II stayed home celebrating his ascension so much that nothing got done. A normal harvest ended the famine, and rumor turned to fact as the Black Beast ravaged the region of Balkh.
NO ORDERS...
OPEN FOR A NEW PLAYER FOR T48...
Patriarch Tulnamon went and established an abbey in Hellespontus, then journeyed to the region of Asia to oversee a cathedral. But his heart failed him when an Asian worker planted a dagger in it screaming "Die Zoroastrian pig!". The worker then fled to the top of the bell tower and leaped to his death. Elsewhere Archbishop Jakan was found dead in his locked cambers in the city of Shar his head twisted around so much that he was looking backwards (with a look of terror on his face). While within the Persian capital the copy of Greekfire was given in an elaborate ceremony to the Persian Emperor.
ShahanShah Kavadh II again ruled a little bit on the poor side, but it was offset by his Heir's administering so the empire didn't suffer from thin government this time. Meanwhile Prince Khosru who was an average diplomat, messed up everywhere he went, with one mishap after another, he just failed in Pamphlyia, but while in Psidia and Galatia he was luckily to escape with his life.
Grandmaster Sanve passed away and his replacement Fehntin issued a lot of orders: cities expanded, a region cultivated, a small elite fleet was built to transport a leader and defend the coastline from raiders (even a royal road was attempted, but was already built by somebody else). He sent funds to Ulania, Aden and the usual payment to Mother Church.
A new player for t48...
Sultan Gaffar kept command of his army under his tight control ready to defend his Sultanate while his heir ruled quite well and impressed the old Sultan. The Sultan again vowed that no sea creature would interfere with his Sultanate as he ordered his fleet strengthened yet again. He sent the Aden Fleet down south again with a pair of leaders (even joined up with a local ally to help) with orders to locate the great white whale, I mean sea serpent. But ill luck followed them again and they couldn't find the damn creature... The Sultan raged "That my youngest daughter had a better chance to find the sea serpent with such fools I have for leaders, and..." but suddenly he dropped dead when his heart failed him. His heir Ibrahim succeeded him without any trouble except for the region of Asir revolted upon receiving the news of his succession.
| Religion | Troops |
|---|---|
| Coptic | Merc Commander M543, 10i, 10c, 10s, 10w, 10xw, 10t |
| African Hindu | Merc Commander M543, 5i, 5c, 5s, 5w, 5xw, 5t |
| African Pagan | Merc Commander M543, 5i, 5c, 5s, 5w |
As Emperor Merakh remained ready to defend his vast empire, he was happy to announce the marriage of Princess Lillith to Emperor Theodosius of the WRE. But the marriage came close to not going as planned when the Egyptian fleet (along with the Theban and Axum fleets) were ambushed by the Pirates of the Med and the Egyptian fleet was driven back home when it lost both of its commanders. Luckily the Princess was fished out of the sea by the Axums and made it to the WRE with only minor injuries. Closer to home the Emperor oversaw a return to peace time operations with as many as 16,000 troops in Kabilya demobilized for colonization, and cultivation there. But unfortunately peace was snatched from them as they were dragged back into war, into the Campaign against the Pirates after their fleet was attacked and their great city of Agoruvix was sacked by the Pirates.
See [The Campaign against the Pirates, 726-?] for details...
Theban Master Octavious ordered that the fleet's losses be rebuilt, and a small fleet (joined with Axum and Egypt fleets) was sent to replenish their fleet at the city of Catanzaro, but it was intercepted by the Pirates and about half of it sunk. The pirates also retaliated by going out of their way to destroy the Order's site in the city of Agoruvix when they sacked the city.
The Thebans' two fleets, the battle-fleet of warships and a transport-fleet of transports loaded with troops waited at the city of Catanzaro for reinforcements. The reinforcements, a huge unwieldy fleet (of Axum, Egyptian, and Thebans ships) made up of over a thousand ships were ambushed by a Pirate fleet of about half its size, although they were evenly matched in leadership, The pirates had just as many leaders and only half as many ships, however the pirates knew the waters like the back of their hand. Unfortunately the reinforcement fleet was also not expecting any trouble so was caught with its pants down and lost 2 ships for every Pirate ship sunk, worse yet at the end of the first round of battle the Egyptians lost both of their leaders (one killed, the other captured by the Pirates) and their ships withdrew from the battle in disorder for home, like dogs with their tails between their legs. The second round went even worse for the reinforcement fleet, their morale broken, their remaining fleets disorganized, they were routed by the Pirates and lost 20 ships for every Pirate ship sunk, the ocean ran red with their blood. When the broken reinforcement fleet arrived in Catanzaro with the dreadful news and without the Egyptians, the Thebans didn't know what to do and remained in port.
Patriarch James was late with his orders and did a build only turn that consisted of mostly of investments towards the Church's future...He was upset to hear of the lost of an important Church site in the city of Agoruvix that was looted by the Pirates.
Lord Capt Red Markusum sneakily took his heavy transports with some troops and sacked the city of Agoruvix, and with the point of his sword, he looted and burned the Theban Order's site and the Coptic Church site there as well. He said "Yo, ho ho, that teach those landlubbers to mess with the greatest pirate the Med has ever seen, we be no lily-livered pushovers like the Vandals. Arrrrr!". He also gave this fleet of warships to his heir Capt Wily Marksum (who was a great battle commander, even better than the Lord Captain), who with four other leaders were ordered by any means possible to make the hunted become the hunters, and show them that we own these waters.
See [The Campaign against the Pirates, 726-?] for details...
King Sarantino II issured no orders...
OPEN FOR A NEW PLAYER...
Grandmaster Armand ruled his Mercenary Order from his grand order fortress in Sicily. He ordered the expansion of the order and the rebuilding of the city of Eusebiys after the tidal wave of destruction, and even rebuilt the city of Azor. The expansion was for the most part successful. But by 735 the Grandmaster fell seriously ill and was bed-ridden, and although his was only in his late forties, many within the fortress feared he would not last another year.
| Religion | Troops |
|---|---|
| Coptic | Kwabana M826 Merc Commander M543, 5i, 5c, 5s, 5w, 5xw, 5t |
| African Pagan | Merc Commander M543, 5i, 5c, 5s |
The Emperor Djibuti died of a strange plague that wreaked havoc on the capital, however not before he promoted his son Djibuti II (age 15) to become his Heir with his dying breath. Djibuti II ascension to Emperor was not with out strife as his uncle Prince Bukodi who was in the region of Nupe and its city refused to acknowledge the new Emperor. The Prince revolted claiming he was more worthy and that Djibuti II was a bastard child not of royal blood. Meanwhile the rest of the Empire's leaders ignored the Prince's claims and continued on with their searches under rocks, in nooks and crannies for any SEs, but again they came up empty-handed. The new Emperor for the moment did nothing about his Uncle. But he did promote his younger brother to Prince to replace the Uncle, but found him to be of no help.
King Thandiwe's poor health went from bad to worse and he died bed-ridden surrounded by family and friends. The Heir thought the King was being poisoned and sent most of his time searching for the suspect before his father pasted away, but could find no clues to his father's illness. Kujuwakwangu "The Great Thinker" again helped improve Siege techniques and then left the country. Most of the Empire's leaders completed their diplomatic missions with some success.
Emperor Verhanu in person oversaw the search of the capital even although he was well into his seventies; the only thing he found was a strange looking blue scarab. He also ordered Prince Kurmuk (in the late Prince Zula's place) to command a joint Axum-Egyptian-Thebean-WRE naval force to crush the Pirate scourge. Elsewhere, there was much diplomacy and missionary work, plus some fort building for greater security. Tragically the Emperor's second wife was found raped and dead with a Kali dagger in her heart.
See [The Campaign against the Pirates, 726-?] for details...
While Emperor Vivek resumed his Kingly duties, he also watched over the largest growth in the royal university since the "Great Migration'. After the disturbances of a few years ago, times appeared tranquil, let sleeping gods lie. The Emperor noted that it has been a generation since the last great slave expedition. So Prince Mehta was given a substantial command with orders to push the southern border. The Prince found the plants strange there, but the land appeared fertile. A new port was built, named Makandi, and expectations are high that this will extend the range of the trade fleets. The Hindu Afriqans had heard from the Zimbabweans of a people living to their south, so a shipload of Hindu texts and gold were sent to persuade them of Hindu intentions. Prince Sanjay was given command of the boats, but never lowered himself to actually talking with such barbarians. He was content to let the gold speak for itself...
King Lumbago added some more troops and ruled with a strong hand, while his Heir administered to the country's needs. His leaders were either holding diplomatic talks to bring its regions closer together to make the nation stronger, or preaching to them to make their faith stronger. More Gold was also sent to KwaZulu to help persuade them to become Hindu. Tragically Lord Pingu was found impaled on his own spear in the region of Banhine, he had been preaching there.
King Shaka Zulu ordered the move of the capital from Mosselbaai to Capetown by Admiril Akbar. He also ordered that his country to convert to Hindu as he preformed his kingly duties with the help of his Heir administering. Upon hearing of the conversion, a prince, a city and a region revolted. The Prince proclaimed himself the "King of the Golden Mountains" and took up residence in the old capital where he began organizing an army of African Pagan followers...
OPEN FOR A NEW PLAYER FOR T48...
| Religion | Troops |
|---|---|
| Celtic Christian | Merc Commander M543, 5i, 5c, 5s, 5w, 5xw, 5t |
| Heretic Christian | Merc Commander M543, 5i, 5c, 5s, 5w |
Due to a lack of activity of the years prior, Emperor Caesar Octavious had a good stockpile of gold and manpower that he put to good use. The NRE had never seen such a frenzy of construction, from one end of the Empire to the other, consequently the Empire grew so much that it suffered from thin government. Although the Emperor ruled and finally took the time to get married and have some children (4 kids). For some strange reason that might have repercussions later, he could not wait for them to come of age; therefore he made his half brother Aegius his Heir. He also tried to marry Princess Juli to one of his leaders, but the fool died before it could happen, the leader was lost at sea with all his ships and men (it's a good idea to send two leaders with ships so if one dies you don't lose some of your fleet.), although it was surprising that none at all make it back to port. Meanwhile the Empire became the most technological advance country in the Northlands.
New player for T48...
Pope Basil and Bishop Peter continued their holy work converting the Goths to the Celtic Faith. They helped their efforts by gifting the Goths the rebuilt city of Boguslav, but that help was offset by Bishop Peter dying of a strange sickness. Elsewhere Church leaders had mixed results in establishing new sites, when Cardinal Evan passed away at 64 halfway though his mission. Last but not least the Pope ordered a celebration of the Church's bicentennial and was happy to see the Church's infrastructure grow.
King Jensef stood ever vigilant with his army ready to repel to any invasions. He gave orders to colonize two islands that he soon regretted when his heir Crown Prince Jensef II was washed (or pushed) overboard and never seen again; luckily the ambitious Prince Bjorn who was with him finished his orders. The King after period of mourning promoted his grandson Olof Son of Jensef II to become his Heir. Meanwhile grim news arrived that the natives of Turku slaughtered all the missionaries sent there to the last man, woman and child, dog, cat, etc...
Bjorn Olaffson again was off fishing on some kind of holiday, some say he was chasing a mermaid he was smitten with...
NO ORDERS AGAIN...
King Fils showed the world what a great diplomat he could be by drafting The Danish-Teuton Peace treaty of 730AD. He also had the bravado to proclaim himself Emperor (of the seven seas, no I mean Danish Empire) as he began the reign of his newly expanded Empire. In addition he welcomed Princess Rholinda of the Teutons into the royal family as wife to Sigurd Son of Fils II.
The Danish - Teuton Peace treaty of 730AD
| Religion | Troops |
|---|---|
| Celtic Christian | Merc Commander M543, 10i, 10c, 10s, 10w |
| Pauline Christian | Merc Commander M543, 5i, 5c, 5s, 5s |
| Pirates (Pirate's code) | Merc Commander M543, 5w, 5xw, 5xi (Med Only) |
King Nordberth ruled with gusto (and drank vodka like a fish). He signed a peace treaty with the Danes to settle the misunderstandings in the past. His Heir Crown Prince Norwulf brought gold for a dowry and Princess Rholinda (to marry the Danes' Heir's son) to the Danes and returned with Danish Princess Bergdis as his wife. The King meanwhile again ordered some of his leaders to investigate the strange happenings and search for secret societies, but they found nothing rumors of livestock missing in the night without a trace or any tracks).
King Alaric celebrated the country's bicentennial during a harsh winter. Additionally, he accepted the gift of a rebuilt city of Boguslav from the Celtic Church, and stated his willingness to be converted to the Celtic Faith. He also ordered the resumption of slaving and sent three leaders to gather some more in Uze, one of them perished in the endeavor. Meanwhile the King ordered a pair of leaders (one of them disappeared) and Intel to look for any more information about a resting place that might contain a piece of the True Cross (and about large flying creatures) and they came up empty-handed...
Emperor Asparukh II issued not even a teeny, tiny, weenie decree...
NO ORDERS (3rd time in a row)...
New player for T48...
Emperor Basileus majesty ruled and commanded that the city of Constantinople's damage from the tsunami be repaired as quick as possible. A gold payment was sent to the Knight Defenders and Persia (as per Treaty). He was starting to get use to the idea of peace for his Empire and hope it was the beginning of a golden age. Also he was happy to see his young heir marry and his new wife blessed him with a pair of healthy twin grandsons.
Emperor Helmat Wise-Counsel finally took a little time from ruling and his books to quiet the fears of his Royal Court by taking a wife and siring some heirs. The royal nursery heard babies' cries for the first time in over four decades! Elsewhere Prince Bragi Hanson died of a strange sickness that cause boils to appear all over him, and to replace him the Emperor promoted one of his brothers from the royal family to take his place.
| Religion | Troops |
|---|---|
| Arian Christian | Merc Commander M543, 5i, 5c, 5s, 5w |
| Celtic Christian | Merc Commander M543, 10i, 5c, 5s, 5w |
| Heretic Christian | Merc Commander M543, 5i, 5c, 5s, 5w |
| Pirates (Pirate's code) | Merc Commander M543, 5w, 5xw, 5xi (Med Only) |
Alistar II, Mark of Ispan was taken with a strange illness but he continued to lead the diplomatic talks with the city of Sagunto (with the help of his Heir) and they were able to get the city to ally with the March. He also sent the Sicilians another large gold payment (for the city of Sagunto) and a payment to the gold poor St.George Order. Elsewhere an outbreak of Scarlet Fever devastates the city of Lisbon so badly that it was ordered burnt to the ground as so to cleanse it.
Grandmaster Petros this time personally oversaw the effort to improve the order's status with the Celtic Church but he was hindered by his own Intel ops blundering. Worried about increasing debt, he ordered cutbacks in infrastructure and religious ops and bonus to help the impoverished Order make ends. He was also concerned about rumors that the scarlet fever outbreak in Lisbon had started at the Order house there. Again overtures made to the ERE, but were rejected due to the Order's cowardly deeds there in the past.
The debonair King Artos II saw visions of grandeur and proclaimed himself Emperor, and held a great tournament and feast in his honor. He spent so much time in celebrating and debauchedly that nothing else got done.
NO ORDERS...
Emperor Theodosius stayed at home and ruled, and he welcomed his new Egyptian bride, the Princess Lillith. She was escorted by the Emperor's brother Prince Constantine from Egypt. Tragically soon after their arrival, rumors abound that Prince Constantine stole a kiss and her maidenhood from the Princess. The Emperor was furious and had his brother Prince Constantine put to death, but kept the Princess alive and locked in his highest tower of his palace (guarded by a female dragon, with a moat of boiling lava, lol). . She was not allowed to leave her tower and the Emperor only visited her to produce heirs (2 boys and a girl, the Emperor was as lustful as his father before him had been). Meanwhile for some strange reason the Emperor made his other brother Christain his heir instead of waiting for one of his sons to come of age. Elsewhere two of the realm's leader's died while protecting the northwest leaving their troops un-commanded, strangely both died from weird accidents...
Empress Armania did nothing again as resources and manpower piled up and went unused.
NO ORDERS AGAIN...
NOTE: The Albions bought horses to the new world and the cavalry count has been completed and there are herds of horses roaming the Great Plains along with the buffalo ... (Completed for Central America too, but not South America)
| Religion | Troops |
|---|---|
| North Amerind | Merc Commander M543, 3i, 3xi, 3c, 3s, 3w |
| Pelegian Christian | Merc Commander M543, 5i, 5xi, 5c, 5s, 5w |
Chief Eaglewing again ruled quite well. But one of his leaders who was administering messed up everything he touched. The Chief sent his Heir Eaglewing II to claim the empty region of Algonkin for the nation.
Chief Black Feather ruled quite poorly but had all of his leaders administering so there wasn't any thin government. Much ado about nothing happened; things were quiet within his Nation, Chief Black Feather liked it quiet...
Chief Ten Bears had been urging the Pelegian Primacy to build some more churches in his land or expand the exiting ones, and was devastated at the destruction of the Church and sites. He gathered some troops and his son Prince Pouncing Lynx the Heir together they stood ready react to the destroyers, but none could be found, the only thing they left behind was burning churches...
Chief Wild Oaks again performed the ole "him ruling and his Prince administrating" scenario well into his fifties. He had some children with his new wife until he suffered a bout with Smallpox that left him sickly and bed-ridden.
Chief Hatawin II ruled and continued to leave the child-making to his heir Hatawin III and his first wife while a leader again searched under logs and rocks for something, but found nothing, The Chief became very upset at the news that his southern neighbor (and trade partner that he just built a royal road to trade with) was wiped out by Smallpox or some kind of plague of every evil. Worse yet refugees arrived from the south arrived and they might be bringing the plague with them. To make even matters worse his Wiseman said that the new desert which formed in south might still be expanding north and might cut his nation in half...
King Barrett II died of the Smallpox plague (of every evil, that started in the Aztec Empire) that wiped out his Kingdom, and refugees from the plague streamed north to Yokut and south to the Aztecs, possibly spreading it. In the wake of the disaster the Baja-Mohave desert formed and seemed to be expanding north and southward (almost as if it was chasing the refugees...)
GONE...
Mercenaries:
| Religion | Troops |
|---|---|
| Arian Christian | Charles the Bold M754 Merc Commander M543, 10i, 10c, 10s, 15w, 15xw, 15t |
| Pelegian Christian | Merc Commander M543, 5i, 5xi, 5c, 5s, 5w, 5xw, 10t |
| South Amerind | Merc Commander M543, 3i, 3xi, 3s, 3w |
Emperor Mathew was relieved that of Smallpox epidemic subsided although three of his leaders perished from it (it had advanced to the north with devastating results). PWB lost to it were rebuilt across the nation, as the Emperor led has army to liberate the region of Zacatec from the rebels. While he was there he military converted it to Pelegian Christian (also a leader Investigating in Zacatec disappeared).
After a year to the day he was deposed, the old Emperor Pryzaka was moved from imprisonment in the royal dungeons to the royal palace, and he was even allowed to walk, escorted by guards, in the gardens, etc. His grandson made it clear to him that it would be BEST if he lived out his days quietly in comfort, or he might find himself back in his REAL prison cell, suffering the rest of his days...
Elsewhere colonization failed in Kekchi for some strange reason, it was reported by many of the colonists that they were too fearful to stay in a land covered in ash and brimstone that smelled like death warmed over...
Patriarch Cullen ap Denez was founded murdered, his headless body desecrated, the same fate all his leaders suffered too. All the church sites were looted and destroyed, set afire in the middle of the night, shadowy figures in the dark. At all the church's sites their holy cross was twisted upside-down and a pentagram was hacked into their altars.
GONE...
During a harsh winter filled with discontent, old Emperor Gareth II ap Grania ac Mian beefed up defenses, and claimed that "Them" were coming for him, so he remain hidden behind locked doors of his royal chambers...While many at the royal court felt he had gone quite mad...
Open for a new player...
Lord Captain Blackjack Sparrow stood ready to react to any invasion, at least on the days he was sober... His heir and a couple of his leaders were kept busy administering to his Lord Captain's and the kingdom's needs.
Emperor Juan Valdez II ordered a pair of regions pacified and colonized, as the death rampaged to the south. One of his leaders on a diplomatic mission to one of the regions in the south (in Caranga) fell to the Black Death. The Emperor prayed at the temple for guidance from his gods, and then resumed his rule. Another leader was sent further south to explore some ruins, to find a cure for the plague or a pile of gold and came back with only a golden mask.
Within the Empire's cities many of the people began demanding self representation, blaming the plague on the Emperor. When the Emperor refused, three cities revolted... It was rumored in the royal court that spies were sent north into the white-man's lands to seek any medical knowledge to fight the plague.
During King Garvin's rule he ordered a new city of "Grendelsbane" built in the region of Arecuna near the now famous (for the Vandals) "Angel Falls". With a return to more civilized ways and with PEACE comes a Vandal cultural explosion: ballet, dance, theatre, music, and all the Art's plus at the University scholars were very busy on all topics related to well...everything. Meanwhile a leader was sent to convert the savages to the south, while many in the royal court wondered why missionaries weren't sent too. BTW a tithe and agro shipment was sent to the Church to help them in their financial crisis.
Patriarch Alphonse ran the Church quite well. He had transferred 20 heavy warships to the Vandals, and dismissed 1,800 heavy infantry stating that the church has returned to peacetime operations and more civilized ways. Since leaving North Africa the church has been hard pressed to make ends meet, so cutbacks were made to Intel, Assassin, and even Religious ops (lucky they brought a lot of gold with them, everything they could carry, even the kitchen sink!). Meanwhile Archbishop Helman who was out establishing new sites or upgrading old ones, he caught a fever (that turned him black) and died.
Chief Tovaro ordered 1,000 new troops trained and with a pair of leaders went and liberated a region from the rebels and then returned home to rule (but loss 400 men). He also stated that any missionaries from the Vandals would be welcome and would be allow to covert the populace. The people were a little surprised that a Vandal leader show up and a few converted to the white-man's religion.
Beasts die,
And men die,
All who walk the earth must die!
But the true hero never dies,
In our memory he will live forever!
-- Author unknown
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