MERCENARY POOL:
40I, 40C, 10W, 25A
MERCENARY AQRS: C11 I15 W16 S14 A10
MERCENARY LEADERS:
(Shinto Renaissance Open Empire)
Azuchi Kuma, Shogun of the Azuchi, Lord of the North, Protector
of the Emperor of All Japan
Diplomacy: lots of conquered Tatar lands!
OPEN FOR A PLAYER
(Shinto Renaissance Open Empire)
Gempei Yoritomo, Shogun of the Gempei Clan, Protector of the Emperor of All
Japan
Diplomacy:
OPEN FOR A PLAYER
(Shinto Renaissance Open Empire)
Ietsuna, Shogun of the Tokugawa, Lord of the Middle Lands, Protector of the
Emperor of All Japan
Diplomacy:
slept
(Roman Catholic Renaissance Open Empire)
Morgan, King of the Ute, High King of Colorado
Diplomacy: Ogala (pt) Ponca (p) Cibony (nt) Quapaw (p)
Negotiations with the Tokugawa Nisei were able to prevent a much wider war
developing. Peace finally came to all the lands west of the Great Snake River.
The deal involved the Coloradans handing over the Gempei homeland and the region
of Missouri. In exchange Ponca and Quapaw to the south were added to their
realm. The arrival of Shawnee specialist who drilled the Coloradan troops was
also a sign of stability and cooperation between the Catholic neighbors.
(Roman Catholic Renaissance Open Empire)
BrightSpear, Chief of the Hurons, Warden of the North
Diplomacy: Saginaw liberated !
Open for a Player
(Roman Catholic Renaissance Open Empire)
Kasar, King of the Shawnee, Emperor of the Iroquois
Diplomacy: Saginaw (p), Eppinette (p)
The Shawnee turned their attention back to the upstart Huron. Two armies were gathered. The one from the south was lead by the King himself. The one in the north would be lead by General Irayta and would set out from Pelibar. In the South the King, who was not a great general..or even a average one, was still able to chase BrightSpear out of Saginaw because the Huron were badly outnumbered and avoided battle. The King ingored the cautious advice of General Shai and began ferrying his army across the straights into Tobacco. The Huron waited for most of the Shawnee to ferry across then BrightSpear counter attacked and hit the Shawnee beachhead in July of 1679. The Huron were outnumbered 2-1 and the Shawnee had the advantage in artillery and cavalry. But still their King was a bumbling fool when it came to military matters and BrightSpear was a warrior. In the viscious morning long battle the Shawnee lines were broken. King Travois was killed in a futile attempt to rally his men.
In the North General Irayta had marched through the lands north of Lake
Superior and fell upon Eppinette. It took him till June of 1679 to pacify the
region and install a garrison. He then crossed the border into Ottawa, on the
very day the battle of Tobacco landing was happening. BrightSpear, upon hearing
of the new invasion, began the march north. By the time he arrived Ottawa was in
Shawnee hands and the capital was about to be put under siege. But BrightSpear's
arrival shocked the Shawnee general who only had about half the men BrightSpear
did. He quickly fell back. BrightSpear's men were exhausted and he knew he had
been lucky so he did not press the matter and satisfied himself with killing the
Shawnee King and keeping his homeland free.
(Aztec Christian Church Renaissance Open Empire)
Horukel, Emperor of Mexico, Warrior of Christ, Protector of the Faith, Smiter of Infidel, Conqueror of the Incans, Rex
Britannicus, Grandan's Worst Nightmare
Diplomacy: Cora (p)
Aztec efforts to establish a city in Tokugawa Nisei lands were frustrated when permission never arrived. The Earthquake Legion returned home in disgust. The Spear of Fire Legion was sent into Cora and that rebellious land was brought back under Imperial control with little effort. The big news was the discovery of a new Gold deposit in the north west lands. People flooded into Papago as Gold fever hit. Tucson blossomed with the new Gold trade.
MERCENARY POOL:
30I, 20C, 10W, 25A
MERCENARY AQRS: C11 I15 W16 S14 A10
MERCENARY LEADERS:
(Roman Catholic Renaissance Open Empire)
Antonio Masa, Grand-Master of the Knights of Saint John, Emperor of Caquetio, Fist of Christ, King of New Granada
Diplomacy: Patasho (nt)
The Collapse of the West Afrikan nation left Patasho a independant land and New Granadan diplomats soon were able to get an agreement recognizing New Granada as Lord, at least in name, of the area. A fleet of colonist made their way into the Pacific and established a port called La Toma in Baja
(Roman Catholic Renaissance Open Empire)
Lauron, Sun-Emperor of the Inca, Blessed of the Sun, Lord of the Tihuasiyo, Protector of the Fisher-Folk, Chaplain of the Order
of Christ
Diplomacy: Ataura (nt), Arica (nt), Maranga (-4yfc)
The Incan realm stretched for miles and large parts of it were hostile to their rulers. But yet the Emperor did not care. With an iron will he continued on the path that would in his mind bring greater Glory to the True Incans. Indeed, two new regions agreed to minimal recognition of Incan over lordship.
(Roman Catholic Renaissance Open Empire)
Jason, Emperor of France, Prince of Varres, Lord
of the South
Diplomacy: Pichunche (ne), Abipon (fa), Huarpe (ea)
Small efforts were made in a hand full of regions to begin putting them under cultivation. In the north a deal was struck with New Granada and the port of Trudy was built in the Carib.
MERCENARY POOL: 15I, 10C, 10A
MERCENARY AQRS: C11 I16 S16 W15 A11
MERCENARY LEADERS:
(Roman Catholic Renaissance Open Empire)
Clement IXth, Pater Patrias, Pope of the Roman Church,
The Vicar of Christ, The Successor To Peter, The Keeper of the
Keys, The Servant of the Servants of God, Patriarch of Azteca
Diplomacy: Aser (ch), Old Castile (ne), Provence (ne), Ukiuio-ye (ne), Lubeck (ch)
The Azorean papacy sprang into activity after its recent years of slumber. Various papal missions were sent out in attempts to establish Church sites. Some were even sent into non Catholic lands, like the Shinto port of Ukiuio-ye. Near riots were almost had in some cases. The Church's missionary efforts proved more successful as people were won over to the Catholic rites in Provence, Holstien, and Quapaw.
(Roman Catholic Renaissance Open Empire)
Butai, Emir of Archimedea, Duke of Sicily and Sardinia
Diplomacy: Cyprus (ea), Groza (t), Rhodes (ne), Yemen (hs)
A continued shuffling of lands with its neighbors as the Duchy tried to find
a more comfortable place in the Mediterranean area. Talks with the arabs in
Yemen went sour rather quickly when the local Sheiks daughter was accidentally
insulted.
(Roman Catholic Renaissance Open Empire)
Lucien Cortez, King of Spain and Occitania, Duke of Catalonia
Diplomacy:
slept
(Hussite Christian Church Renaissance Open Empire)
Basil, King of the Greeks, Emperor of the Danes, Protector of Italy, Mjolnir-na-Midgaard, Rex Germanicus,
Pendragon of the Isles
Diplomacy: Thuringia (+5yfc), Bulgaria (p), Bonsia (pt), Croatia (pt),
Andaman Isles (pt), Palankawi (p), Pegu (p)
Peace efforts in the Balkans proved fruitful and a treaty was agreed to by all. Macedonia would give up some of its lands to Wallachia, Lybia, and the Mali Ax. The Danes would provide economic assistance to the Wallachians and Macedonians in return. The Danish army began to leave. Some of it returned to Verona, but a large part of it, along with a hefty portion of the Navy, was moved east and into Indian waters. The Mughal fleet was prowling around the Andaman Islands, still licking their wounds and training its new recruits, which often were just boys or old men. The Danish fleet set upon them. The Danish armada was huge, and its ships holds packed with marines. The Mughal fleet was no slouch either, though it lacked the size and skill of the European fleet. In a very viscious fight the Mughal were broken and their fleet scattered. The Mughal King perished in the fighting. The Danes then landed on the Andaman isles and stormed Palankawi. The Mughal nation was being held by a thread as it was. The death of the King and the taking of the capital was the end. Without leadership and completely demoralized the Mughal realm dissolved into Chaos. The Danish campaign in the Andaman Sea was not over however. Men were landed in strength in Pegu and that region was quickly brought under Danish control.
On the far side of the world, in Amerika, Danish colonist were brought ashore in Pachogue and the new city of Brooklyn was founded. Back home The Emperor was becoming a pit upset with Catholic missionaries spreading their Popish heresy in Holstien and Provence. Before the Emperor could deal with the matter however he took ill and soon passed away. His son Basil became Emperor. His coronation was met with reports of assassinations and sabotage on agents of the ministry of Intelligence.
(Hussite Christian Church Renaissance Open Empire)
Gunter, Duke of Burgundia, Warden of the Rhine Marches
Diplomacy:
open for a player
(Roman Catholic Renaissance Open Empire)
Brian Cromwell, King of England, Scotland, Wales and the Out Isles
Diplomacy: Mahair (f), Avalon (+9yfc)
Several years of quiet economic development and efforts to bring conquered regions into a more friendly position went off without a hitch. The only blip was the death of the baron of Mahair. The city decided ties with the UK were a boon and so they decided to unite fully after the Baron's death.
MERCENARY POOL: 15I, 10C, 10A
MERCENARY AQRS: C11 I16 S16 W15 A11
MERCENARY LEADERS:
(Roman Catholic Renaissance Open Empire)
Octavia, Tsarina of All The Russias,
Queen of Sweden, Duchess of Poland
Diplomacy: Suzdal (+6yfc)
Sweeping development in quit a few regions and cities as Parliament authorized money for the Crown's infrastructure renewal plan. IN Gronland a group of colonist were able to establish the city of Umess in the bitter cold land. Swedes were used to cold more than heat and the colonist who ventured to the southern Arabian land of Hadramurt suffered terribly in the sweltering heat as the new port of Mukalla was founded.
(Hussite Christian Church Renaissance Open Empire)
Lodmund,
Diplomacy: Bakony (f), Dobruja (f), Dereceu (f), Slovakia (f), Serbia (hs),
Transylvania (fa)
With peace at hand the occupied lands were returned to them as their Macedonian garrisons were withdrawn. The shattered realm had a long way to go for full recovery but things were looking up. In deed, not only had the occupied lands been returned but Danish foreign aid poured in. Wallachia still had little prestige from the local areas though. In fact its ambassadors were thrown out on their ear and told not to return on pain of death in Serbia.
(Hussite Christian Church Renaissance Open Empire)
Alexandros Vespos, King of Macedonia, Prince of Attica, Emperor of
Constantinople, Warden of the East, Spear of God, Overlord of the Wallachs and Hungarians
Diplomacy: Morea (f)
King Alexandros had the bitter taste of ash in his mouth...but what more could he do, he made peace.
(Roman Catholic Renaissance Open Empire)
Stephan, Khagan of Khirgizia, Protector of the Christians,
Slayer of Slavs, Fist of the One True God, The Wielder of Righteousness
Diplomacy:
open for a player
MERCENARY POOL: 15I, 10C, 10A
MERCENARY AQRS: C11 I16 S16 W15 A11
MERCENARY LEADERS:
(Hussite Christian Church Renaissance Open Empire)
Hasan, Get of Satan, Scourge of the Catholics, Emir of Lybia
Diplomacy: Bithnia (p), Ghebil Gharib (+5yfc), Dunganeb (p)
Conclusion of a peace treaty in the Balkan war allowed the Lybian forces to
return home. Lybian forces were dispatched to Bithnia to take control from the
Mali Ax garrison on hand. Bithnia was Lybia's reward for taking part in the
war. Back in North Afrika Muammar put a strong garrison in Dunganeb and then
marched north into Egypt to watch the borders.
MERCENARY POOL: 10I, 10C
MERCENARY AQRS: C10 I16 S14 W14 A7
MERCENARY LEADERS:
(Roman Catholic Renaissance Open Empire)
Lloigoitor, Three Smoking Mountain, ne-Axamaloa na-Tochul, King of the Mixtecs, Lord of the Niger,
Captain of the Firestorm Banner, True Emperor of the Aztecs, Emperor
of Mali, DarkLord of Africa
Diplomacy: Bakani (p), Teke (p), Onogui (p), Polonarva (p)
The Conquest of the West Afriqans in no way satisfied the Mali Ax thirst for conquest. Mopping up actions in Bakani were quickly followed up by an invasion of the Empire of Afriqa's far northern sunni region of Teke, the port of Onogui fell to the Mali Ax as well. If this was not enough a naval force set sail to the far side of Afrika and into the Indian Ocean to fall upon Polonarva in Seylon. The city was taken after only a minimal defensive effort by its citizens.
MERCENARY POOL: 10I, 10C
MERCENARY AQRS: C10 I16 S14 W14 A7
MERCENARY LEADERS:
(Roman Catholic Renaissance Open Empire)
Nefuren, Emperor of the Bantu, Lord of Zimbabwe
Diplomacy:
open for a player
(Roman Catholic Renaissance Open Empire)
Ctsuwayo, King of the Zulus and Kaffiria
Diplomacy:
slept, the Afriqan-Zulu civil war ends. Each nation is considered sovereign and separate.
MERCENARY POOL: 10I, 10C
MERCENARY AQRS: C10 I16 S14 W14 A7
MERCENARY LEADERS:
(Coptic Christian Renaissance Open Empire)
Luxun Kail, King of the Masai, Prince of Madagascar, Emperor
of Ethiopia
Diplomacy:
Most pundits had thought the Masai would continue to gobble up chunks of the Afriqan Empire. But that was not to be. The Masai in fact pulled their armies out, after leaving garrisons, and marched north. With the Zulu pausing as well stability returned to the area and the Afriqans had breathing room to raise troops and gain their feet.
(Coptic Christian Renaissance Open Empire)
Pakash, President-For-Life of Ethiopia
Diplomacy: Addis-Adaba (f), Walaga (a)
President for life Pakash was not known for his patience. And so when the
malcontents in Dongola refused his good will he decided to deal with them in a
bit more ruthless manner. General Or'an was distpatched with almost 18,000 men.
The region, which was already pacified, began to be enslaved. Some peasants
tried to resist but were easily put down. Thousands of slaves were rounded up
and many more fled to neighboring lands as refugees.
MERC POOL: 10I,
10C, 10A, 10S, 10W, 10T
MERC AQRS: C10 I15 W15 S12 A10
MERC LEADERS:
(Sunni Islam Renaissance Open Empire)
Jahan, King of Georgia, Protector of Armenia
Diplomacy:
slept
(Shi'a Islam Renaissance Open Empire)
Omar al Zu'bi, Fist of Allah, Sultan of Syria
Diplomacy: Lebanon (f), Beirut (f), Cilicia (fa), Tarsus (ne), Aleppo (ea),
Antioch (t)
The Sunni population of Lebanon and Beirut were forced to give ground and the best lands to Shi'a settlers. In the other parts of the realm the Sultan was willing to try more gentle means to bring internal unity to his realm, with mixed results.
MERC POOL: 10I, 30C, 10A, 10S, 10W,
10T
MERC AQRS: C10 I15 W15 S12 A10
MERC LEADERS:
(Sunni Islam Renaissance Open Empire)
Malcom, Khagan of Karakocho, The Incarnated One, Wolf-Brother
of the Altai, Iskander Returned!
Diplomacy:
open for a player
(Sunni Islam Renaissance Open Empire)
Tuat Hasan, Khan of Khans, Shahanshah of Persia, Prince of
Bukhara, Caliph of the East
Diplomacy: Mand (a), Hahmar (f), Ahvaz (a), Tabaristan (ne), Firoz Kohi (t),
Pandya (fa)
Persian efforts in these years were focused on their infrastructure. A massive road network went from the planning stage to actual construction, though not much was accomplished as a minimal amount of funds were provided. No less than SEVEN cities were expanded. Overseas a new city was established on the far east island of Belitung. The new port was named Susanna.
MERC POOL: 10I, 30C, 18A, 10S, 10W, 59T
MERC AQRS: C10 I15 W15 S12 A10
MERC LEADERS: BASHIR SIDDIG AL'FADDIL (M886)
(Hussite Christian Church Renaissance Open Empire)
Bruz Hapsburg, maharajah of India
Diplomacy: Benghazi (nt), Tamaralpiti (f), Jats (f)
With Denmark taking care of the Mughals, the Hapsburgs were able to concentrate on consolidating their hold over North Eastern India. In Tamarapiti Hussite colonist were establish in the the town to the dismay of the Shi'a population. Hussite colonist also continued to settle in Palas. The Rajah of Jats who had helped so much in the recent Mughal wars passed away in 1679, in his will he left his lands to the Danrajastahni throne. Denmark wasn't the only Hussite power from the west that the Habsburgs worked with. Lybian colonist and workers arrived off the coast of Nadavaria and along with Danrajastahni colonist they co founded the city of New Prague. Of interest was the removal of the Danrajastahni garrison from Chitor, which allowed the region to rebel.
(Shi'a Islam Renaissance Open Empire)
Sidarman, Emperor of India, Khan of the Turogay, Sword
of Islam, al-Muad'dib, Hand of Tina
Diplomacy:
see Denmark
MERCENARY POOL: 20I, 30W, 10S, 15A
MERCENARY AQRS: C10 I14 W14 A8
MERCENARY LEADERS: AL-WALID GEBEL-TARIK (L834)
(Buddhist Renaissance Open Empire)
Bao Dai Rama, Emperor of the True Khemer
Diplomacy:
open for a player
(Church of Oro (Oceanic Pagan) Renaissance Open Empire)
Komoz, King of Sarawak, Warlord of Indonesia
Diplomacy:
open for a player
(Church of Oro (Oceanic Pagan) Renaissance Open Empire)
Altin, King of Java, Emperor of the Maori, The Sea Spear
Diplomacy:Jambi (p), Mendung (p)
The Javans turned their eye to Sarawak's holdings next door. The Javan navy put to sea as troops poured into Jambi. The region was quickly subdued and the city of Mendung taken after a brief siege. The Sarawak fleet was not slow to respond and a naval battle happened not far off the coast. The Javans had a slight edge in numbers of ships, but King Altin was a military genius and soon had the Sarawak navy breaking and trying to run. The Javans only lost 16 of their 150 ships, the Sarawakians lost 42 of their 122 ships.
(Church of Oro (Oceanic Pagan) Renaissance Open Empire)
Kolos, Prince of Golan, King of Timor, Scourge of the Seas
Diplomacy:
Quiet economic development and a watchful eye on the war in the near by seas.
MERCENARY POOL: 30C, 20I, 10A
MERCENARY AQRS: C11 S15 I15 A11
MERCENARY LEADERS:
(Buddhist Renaissance Open Empire)
Gorlos, God-Emperor of the Middle-Kingdom
Diplomacy:
Open for a Player
(Roman Catholic Renaissance Open Empire)
Tui-Yin, The Hand of God, Champion of the Hosts of Christ, Celestial Emperor
Diplomacy: Lanchou (nt)
The Imperial highway system continued to grow in great leaps. The southern route was extensively expanded and linked to the other major sections of road. In the Northwest the cities of Yan and Wu were founded. In addition some old ruins in Ordos proved to be of interest and became an attraction for people from miles around.
(Buddhist Renaissance Open Empire)
Ying-Tuan, Emperor of China, Hammer of the Barbarians, The Redeemer, The
Eternally Victorious, Divine Son of Heaven
Diplomacy: Hunan (ea), Kwangsi (t)
Road construction and sweet words of honey were the norm as the Emperor worked to built a stronger more unified China.
(Buddhist Renaissance Religious Primacy)
Master Fo, Abbot of the Wing Kung Temple of the Greater Vehicle of the
Message of the Bodisatva
Diplomacy:
open for a player
(Buddhist Renaissance Open Empire)
Gokunen, Shogun of All Nippon, Daimyo of Manila, King of the Philippines, The Sea-Spear, Monster-Slayer.
Diplomacy: Ag'ok (pt)
Urbanization...did anyone live in rurla areas in Japan any longer? That is what some bureaucrats in Kyoto wondered. SIX brand new cities sprang up in the Republic, in addition TEN other cities were expanded as new people flocked to the cities form the country side eager to find work in the growing trade sector. In addition Edo harbor was dredged and its wharf area greatly improved. The Japanese were always eager to gain a foot hold upon new conduit cities so they raised a mercenary army and their large fleet carried it north. The Tartar city of Ag'ok was easily stormed (not having walls of any kind helped ) and was soon in Japanese hands.
(Church of Oro (Oceanic Pagan) Renaissance Open Empire)
Kepe, Shogun of Australia, Emperor of the Maori
Diplomacy: Teatoora (+12yfc), Kosan (ne), Vishkapatnam (nt), Chotan (fa)
The much respected Emperor Kugyo Sui passed away in 1678. His son Kepe became Emperor without challenge. The change of power did not upset the Austral work at home. The diplomatic corps. continued its work to bring a more favorable internal harmony. At the same time large stretches of land in Murai and Aanx began to be put under the plow.
(Buddhist Renaissance Open Empire)
Sugawara, Daimyo of the Southern Seas
Diplomacy:
open for a player